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LCCP Desktop Application v1.0 Engineering Reference
Beshr, Mohamed [University of Maryland, College Park; Aute, Vikrant [University of Maryland, College Park
This Life Cycle Climate Performance (LCCP) Desktop Application Engineering Reference is divided into three parts. The first part of the guide, consisting of the LCCP objective, literature review, and mathematical background, is presented in Sections 2-4. The second part of the guide (given in Sections 5-10) provides a description of the input data required by the LCCP desktop application, including each of the input pages (Application Information, Load Information, and Simulation Information) and details for interfacing the LCCP Desktop Application with the VapCyc and EnergyPlus simulation programs. The third part of the guide (given in Section 11) describes the various interfaces of the LCCP code.
Prototype Implementation of Web and Desktop Applications for ALMA Science Verification Data and the Lessons Learned
Eguchi, Satoshi; Shirasaki, Yuji; Komiya, Yutaka; Kosugi, George; Ohishi, Masatoshi; Mizumoto, Yoshihiko
ALMA is estimated to generate TB scale data during only one observation; astronomers manage to identify which part of the data they are really interested in. Now we have been developing new GUI software for this purpose utilizing the VO interface: ALMA Web Quick Look System (ALMAWebQL) and ALMA Desktop Application (Vissage). The former is written in JavaScript and HTML5 generated from Java codes by Google Web Toolkit, and the latter is in pure Java. An essential point of our approach is how to reduce network traffic: we prepare, in advance, "compressed" FITS files of 2x2x1 (horizontal, vertical, and spectral directions, respectively) binning, 2x2x2 binning, 4x4x2 binning data, and so on. These files are hidden from users, and Web QL automatically choose proper one by each user operation. Through this work, we find that network traffic in our system is still a bottleneck towards TB scale data distribution. Hence we have to develop alternative data containers for much faster data processing. In this paper, I in...
Handleiding Remote Desktop Service
Galis, Frietson
Handleiding Remote Desktop Service Versie: 1.3 Remote Desktop Datum: 29-08-2013 #12;2 Configureren Remote Desktop Connection 1) Type in de zoekbalk van Windows 7: "remote" of "mstsc" en start de applicatie "Remote Desktop Connection" zoals in onderstaand voorbeeld wordt getoond. 2) Selecteer "Show
Remote Desktop | Argonne National Laboratory
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Remote Desktop Use a remote desktop connection to access your work computer from home. Using Remote Desktop to Connect to Your Work Computer With Remote Desktop, you can have...
Design and Evaluation of an Integrated Planar Localization Method for Desktop Robotics
Waldron, Kenneth J.
- ponents and demonstrates its application in the Desktop- Bot, a compact desktop robot. Experimental a classic application domain for mobile robotics. This class of "desktop robotics" is not only popularDesign and Evaluation of an Integrated Planar Localization Method for Desktop Robotics Surya P. N
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3 A Java Application Programming Interface to a Multimedia Enhanced Object-Oriented DBMS Computer Technologies and Information Sciences Websites Summary: A Java Application...
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6 A Java Application Programming Interface to a Multimedia Enhanced Object-Oriented DBMS Computer Technologies and Information Sciences Websites Summary: A Java Application...
Human-computer interface incorporating personal and application domains
Anderson, Thomas G. (Albuquerque, NM)
The present invention provides a human-computer interface. The interface includes provision of an application domain, for example corresponding to a three-dimensional application. The user is allowed to navigate and interact with the application domain. The interface also includes a personal domain, offering the user controls and interaction distinct from the application domain. The separation into two domains allows the most suitable interface methods in each: for example, three-dimensional navigation in the application domain, and two- or three-dimensional controls in the personal domain. Transitions between the application domain and the personal domain are under control of the user, and the transition method is substantially independent of the navigation in the application domain. For example, the user can fly through a three-dimensional application domain, and always move to the personal domain by moving a cursor near one extreme of the display.
A remote desktop utility system is an emerging client/server networked model for enterprise desktops. In this model, a shared pool of consolidated compute and storage
Nahrstedt, Klara
Abstract 1 A remote desktop utility system is an emerging client/server networked model the shared pool on-demand, and they interact with their applications over the network using remote display technologies. Understanding the detailed behavior of applications in these remote desktop utilities is crucial
Thermal Performance and Reliability of Bonded Interfaces for Power Electronics Packaging Applications (Presentation)
Devoto, D.
This presentation discusses the thermal performance and reliability of bonded interfaces for power electronics packaging applications.
Implementation and Characterization of Protein Folding on a Desktop Computational Grid
Taufer, Michela
Implementation and Characterization of Protein Folding on a Desktop Computational Grid Is CHARMM such as protein folding, desktop grids could become viable alter- natives to clusters of PCs. In this paper, we present a prototype and discuss the viabil- ity of a protein folding application with CHARMM on the United
Materials and interfaces for catalysis, separation, storage, and environmental applications
Li, Mo
Materials and interfaces for catalysis, separation, storage, and environmental applications collaborative effort in cutting-edge fundamental and applied research to discover and develop polymeric' problems such as inexpensive CO2 capture, energy-efficient and high-performance catalysis and separations
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Desktop Management Energy Practices OOC Report Submission
Desktop Management Energy Practices OOC Report Submission Project: Review energy desktop King, George McCabe, Purpose: To determine if Purdue can establish more effective energy management school. Figures include Discovery Park and CERIAS. #12;Desktop Management Energy Practices OOC Report
High Performance Computing - Power Application Programming Interface Specification.
Laros, James H.,; Kelly, Suzanne M.; Pedretti, Kevin; Grant, Ryan; Olivier, Stephen Lecler; Levenhagen, Michael J.; DeBonis, David
Measuring and controlling the power and energy consumption of high performance computing systems by various components in the software stack is an active research area [13, 3, 5, 10, 4, 21, 19, 16, 7, 17, 20, 18, 11, 1, 6, 14, 12]. Implementations in lower level software layers are beginning to emerge in some production systems, which is very welcome. To be most effective, a portable interface to measurement and control features would significantly facilitate participation by all levels of the software stack. We present a proposal for a standard power Application Programming Interface (API) that endeavors to cover the entire software space, from generic hardware interfaces to the input from the computer facility manager.
Thermal properties of graphene and multilayer graphene: Applications in thermal interface materials
Thermal properties of graphene and multilayer graphene: Applications in thermal interface materials Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program, Bourns College of Engineering, University 2012 Accepted by L. Bery Available online 25 April 2012 Keywords: A. Graphene A. Thermal interface
The Makerbot: Desktop 3D printing
Roughan, Matthew
The Makerbot: Desktop 3D printing Matthew Roughan School of Mathematical Sciences matthew is Lots of maths hidden in something like 3D printing Geometry and Linear algebra ++ Same math used
The Application Programming Interface for the PVMEXEC Program and Associated Code Coupling System
Walter L. Weaver III
This report describes the Application Programming Interface for the PVMEXEC program and the code coupling systems that it implements. The information in the report is intended for programmers wanting to add a new code into the coupling system.
A Desktop 3D Printer in Safety-Critical Java
A Desktop 3D Printer in Safety-Critical Java T�rur Biskopst� Str�m Kongens Lyngby 2012 IMM-MSc-2012-critical use cases implemented according to the specification. This thesis presents a RepRap 3D desktop printer
Application of LBB to a nozzle-pipe interface
Yu, Y.J.; Sohn, G.H.; Kim, Y.J. [and others
Typical LBB (Leak-Before-Break) analysis is performed for the highest stress location for each different type of material in the high energy pipe line. In most cases, the highest stress occurs at the nozzle and pipe interface location at the terminal end. The standard finite element analysis approach to calculate J-Integral values at the crack tip utilizes symmetry conditions when modeling near the nozzle as well as away from the nozzle region to minimize the model size and simplify the calculation of J-integral values at the crack tip. A factor of two is typically applied to the J-integral value to account for symmetric conditions. This simplified analysis can lead to conservative results especially for small diameter pipes where the asymmetry of the nozzle-pipe interface is ignored. The stiffness of the residual piping system and non-symmetries of geometry along with different material for the nozzle, safe end and pipe are usually omitted in current LBB methodology. In this paper, the effects of non-symmetries due to geometry and material at the pipe-nozzle interface are presented. Various LBB analyses are performed for a small diameter piping system to evaluate the effect a nozzle has on the J-integral calculation, crack opening area and crack stability. In addition, material differences between the nozzle and pipe are evaluated. Comparison is made between a pipe model and a nozzle-pipe interface model, and a LBB PED (Piping Evaluation Diagram) curve is developed to summarize the results for use by piping designers.
FreeLoader:Scavenging Desktop Storage Resources for Scientific Data
Vazhkudai, Sudharshan S [ORNL; Ma, Xiaosong [ORNL; Freeh, Vincent W [ORNL; Strickland, Jonathan W [ORNL; Tammineedi, Nandan [ORNL; Scott, Stephen L [ORNL
High-end computing is suffering a data deluge from experiments, simulations, and apparatus that creates overwhelming application dataset sizes. End-user workstations-despite more processing power than ever before-are ill-equipped to cope with such data demands due to insufficient secondary storage space and I/O rates. Meanwhile, a large portion of desktop storage is unused. We present the FreeLoader framework, which aggregates unused desktop storage space and I/O bandwidth into a shared cache/scratch space, for hosting large, immutable datasets and exploiting data access locality. Our experiments show that FreeLoader is an appealing low-cost solution to storing massive datasets, by delivering higher data access rates than traditional storage facilities. In particular, we present novel data striping techniques that allow FreeLoader to efficiently aggregate a workstation's network communication bandwidth and local I/O bandwidth. In addition, the performance impact on the native workload of donor machines is small and can be effectively controlled.
Rate-dependent interface models: formulation and numerical applications
Corigliano, Alberto
degradation in polymer matrix composites, the most meaningful example of application being the simulation may, in the �rst approximation, be conducted using conventional elements to represent the composite, the phenomenon of delamination in polymer matrix composites is concerned, the viscous properties of the polymer
Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop Toolkit (Fact Sheet)
Young, K.
Overview of DOE's Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit project, providing information on where to go to view documents and who to contact to get involved.
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cons of implementing discuss a Linux desktop implementation of a near-field virtual environment, the Personal Space Station reaches under the mirror to interact with the virtual...
Constructing Collaborative Desktop Storage Caches for Large Scientific Datasets
Vazhkudai, Sudharshan S [ORNL; Ma, Xiaosong [ORNL; Freeh, Vincent W [ORNL; Strickland, Jonathan W [ORNL; Tammineedi, Nandan [ORNL; Simon, Tyler A [ORNL; Scott, Stephen L [ORNL
High-end computing is suffering a data deluge from experiments, simulations, and apparatus that creates overwhelming application dataset sizes. This has led to the proliferation of high-end mass storage systems, storage area clusters, and data centers. These storage facilities offer a large range of choices in terms of capacity and access rate, as well as strong data availability and consistency support. However, for most end-users, the "last mile" in their analysis pipeline often requires data processing and visualization at local computers, typically local desktop workstations. End-user workstations-despite having more processing power than ever before-are ill-equipped to cope with such data demands due to insufficient secondary storage space and I/O rates. Meanwhile, a large portion of desktop storage is unused. We propose the FreeLoader framework, which aggregates unused desktop storage space and I/O bandwidth into a shared cache/scratch space, for hosting large, immutable datasets and exploiting data access locality. This article presents the FreeLoader architecture, component design, and performance results based on our proof-of-concept prototype. Its architecture comprises contributing benefactor nodes, steered by a management layer, providing services such as data integrity, high performance, load balancing, and impact control. Our experiments show that FreeLoader is an appealing low-cost solution to storing massive datasets by delivering higher data access ratesthan traditional storage facilities, namely, local or remote shared file systems, storage systems, and Internet data repositories. In particular, we present novel data striping techniques that allow FreeLoader to efficiently aggregate a workstation's network communication bandwidth and local I/O bandwidth. In addition, the performance impact on the native workload of donor machines is small and can be effectively controlled. Further, we show that security features such as data encryptions and integrity checks can be easily added as filters for interested clients. Finally, we demonstrate how legacy applications can use the FreeLoader API to store and retrieve datasets.
User interface design for an automated part recognition system
Avitts, Tommie Annette
to the inclusion of an interface following the guidelines set forth in Human Interface Guidelines: The Apple Desktop Interface (Apple Computer, 1987) in this study. Figure 1 is a screen image showing the menu bar (top of screen) of the Menu interface designed.... , San Jacinto College; B. S. , Stephen F. Austin State University Co-Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. Deborah A. Mitta Dr. R. Dale Huchingson This research involved the design and usability evaluation of five user-computer interfaces developed...
Poland, R.; Drayer, R.; Wilson, J.
This paper will discuss the key features of the Authenticated Sensor Interface Device that collectively provide the ability to share data among a number of parties while ensuring the authentication of data and protecting both the operator�s and the IAEA�s interests. The paper will also discuss the development of the prototype, the initial testing with an accountancy scale, and future plans and challenges to implementation into the joint use and remote monitoring applications. As nuclear fuel cycle technology becomes more prevalent throughout the world and the capacity of plants increases, limited resources of the IAEA are being stretched near a breaking point. A strategy is to increase efficiency in safeguards monitoring using �joint use� equipment that will provide the facility operator process data while also providing the IAEA key safeguards data. The data, however, must be authenticated and validated to ensure the data have not been tampered with. The Authenticated Sensor Interface Device provides the capability to share data and can be a valuable component in the IAEA�s ability to collect accountancy data from scales in Uranium conversion and enrichment plants, as well as nuclear fuel fabrication plants. Likewise, the Authenticated Sensor Interface Device can be configured to accept a diverse array of input signals, ranging from analog voltage, to current, to digital interfaces and more. These modular capabilities provide the ability to collect authenticated, joint-use, data streams from various process monitoring sensors.
Investigation of the GaN-on-GaAs interface for vertical power device applications
M�reke, Janina, E-mail: email@example.com; Uren, Michael J.; Kuball, Martin [H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL (United Kingdom); Novikov, Sergei V.; Foxon, C. Thomas [Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD (United Kingdom); Hosseini Vajargah, Shahrzad; Wallis, David J.; Humphreys, Colin J. [Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS (United Kingdom); Haigh, Sarah J. [Super STEM Laboratory, STFC Daresbury Campus, Keckwick Lane, Daresbury WA4 4AD (United Kingdom); School of Materials, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (United Kingdom); Al-Khalidi, Abdullah; Wasige, Edward; Thayne, Iain [School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Rankine Bldg, Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LT (United Kingdom)
GaN layers were grown onto (111) GaAs by molecular beam epitaxy. Minimal band offset between the conduction bands for GaN and GaAs materials has been suggested in the literature raising the possibility of using GaN-on-GaAs for vertical power device applications. I-V and C-V measurements of the GaN/GaAs heterostructures however yielded a rectifying junction, even when both sides of the junction were heavily doped with an n-type dopant. Transmission electron microscopy analysis further confirmed the challenge in creating a GaN/GaAs Ohmic interface by showing a large density of dislocations in the GaN layer and suggesting roughening of the GaN/GaAs interface due to etching of the GaAs by the nitrogen plasma, diffusion of nitrogen or melting of Ga into the GaAs substrate.
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Web page enhancement on desktop and mobile browsers
Yu, Chen-Hsiang
The Web is a convenient platform to deliver information, but reading web pages is not as easy as it was in 1990s. This thesis focuses on investigating techniques to enhance web pages on desktop and mobile browsers for two ...
RoboCon: Operator interface for robotic applications. Final report: RoboCon electrical interfacing -- system architecture, and Interfacing NDDS and LabView
Schempf, H.
The first appendix contains detailed specifications of the electrical interfacing employed in Robocon. This includes all electrical signals and power requirement descriptions up to and including the interface entry points for external robots and systems. The reader is first presented with an overview of the overall Robocon electrical system, followed by sub-sections describing each module in detail. The appendices contain listings of power requirements and the electrical connectors and cables used, followed by an overall electrical system diagram. Custom electronics employed are also described. The Network Data Delivery Service (NDDS) is a real-time dissemination communications architecture which allows nodes on a network to publish data and subscribe to data published by other nodes while remaining anonymous. The second appendix explains how to facilitate a seamless interface between NDDS and LabView and provides sample source code used to implement an NDDS consumer which writes a string to a socket.
The Plasma Window is a stabilized plasma arc used as an interface between accelerator vacuum and pressurized targets. There is no solid material introduced into the beam and thus it is also capable of transmitting particle beams and electromagnetic radiation with low loss and of sustaining high beam currents without damage. Measurements on a prototype system with a 3 mm diameter opening have shown that pressure differences of more than 2.5 atmospheres can be sustained with an input pressure of {approx} 10{sup -6} Torr. The system is capable of scaling to higher-pressure differences and larger apertures. Various plasma window applications for synchrotron light sources, high power lasers, internal targets, high current accelerators such as the HAWK, ATW, APT, DARHT, spallation sources, as well as for a number of commercial applications, will be discussed.
A Desktop 3D Printer in Safety-Critical Java Trur Biskopst Strm
Schoeberl, Martin
A Desktop 3D Printer in Safety-Critical Java T�rur Biskopst� Str�m Department of Informatics according to the specification. In this paper we present a 3D printer and its safety-critical Java level 1 evaluate the specification by implementing a RepRap 3D desktop printer as a use case. A RepRap is a desktop
Harmony: A Desktop Grid for Delivering Enterprise Computations
Krishnan, Sriram
.com 2 Dept. of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, The Netherlands, E-mail: swami.com 4 Dept of Computer Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, E-mail: srikrishHarmony: A Desktop Grid for Delivering Enterprise Computations Vijay K. Naik1 , Swaminathan
Interfacing parallel scientific applications with multiple visualization systems: The CUMULVS approach
Kohl, J.A.; Papadopoulos, P.M.
As high-performance computer simulation increasingly replaces more expensive and time-consuming conventional alternatives, namely physical prototyping/experimentation, it becomes important to provide mechanisms for interacting with parallel or distributed simulation programs. Such interactive exchanges can close the loop on simulation experiments by providing visualization of intermediate results and then allowing scientists to respond by manipulating the simulation, while it is running. This type of visualization and computation steering feedback system can dramatically shorten the experimental cycle by pruning off experiments that are quickly seen to be undesirable. Further, such interaction can provide enhanced capabilities for what if analyses, even beyond what would be possible in a physical environment. This approach also introduces new forms of collaboration, by allowing multiple remote collaborators to cooperate and interact via the running simulation programs, each person exploring their own view of the data and then sharing their understanding with the group. The CUMULVS (Collaborative User Migration User Library for Visualization and Steering) system is a middleware library infrastructure that allows multiple, potentially remote, scientists to monitor and coordinate control over a parallel simulation program. Using CUMULVS, various front-end viewers can dynamically attach to a simulation to view snapshots of the ongoing computation, or manipulate (steer) parameters of the simulation, and then detach. The snapshots of intermediate data array values can be rendered using a variant of visualization systems, including AVS, Tcl/Tk, and VTK, or as simple text dumps. CUMULVS provides the interfacing between the simulation tasks and the visualization systems, and transparently handles the viewer connection protocols and the data collection required for decomposed or distributed data. CUMULVS also provides mechanisms for developing fault-tolerant applications in heterogeneous distributed computing environments.
A Framework for Heterogeneous Desktop Parallel Computing
Emmerich, Michael
that automatically identify independent processes and their data flows inside an application. In this paper, we, painlessly transforms the simple desk- top computer into a computing powerhouse. 1 Introduction Until a few. This is the case of data-parallelism. Data-parallelism is relatively easy with already lots of research dedicated
T-573: Windows Remote Desktop Client DLL Loading Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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A vulnerability was reported in Windows Remote Desktop Client. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
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Multimedia as a desktop and classroom tool
Nelson, S.
The major thrust of the study leading to this report was a quick, but in-depth, understanding of the process for using multimedia computer equipment for information exchange within our engineering office and within the school environment. That is, how feasible is it to augment the typical office memo or school instruction sheet with pictures, video, and sounds? What specialized skills, hardware, and software are needed by those of us who want to use the technology? The brief study period allowed for an examination of available hardware and software, observation of current approaches to multimedia within our particular environment, and the development of applications, all within the context of several project areas: The Sandia Science Advisors program; a Sandia scientific project associated with the National Information Infrastructure Testbed; the curriculum of Monte Vista Elementary School of Albuquerque Public Schools; and the University of New Mexico Medical School Health Scene project.
Interface circuits for quartz crystal sensors in scanning probe microscopy applications
La Rosa, Andres H.
interface based on an amplitude controlled oscillator and a phase-locked loop frequency demodulator, are of great interest. A self-excitation scheme with QCR is particularly promising and allows the development excitation modes in QCR based tech- niques: first, the mechanical excitation QCR is typically at- tached
Study of thermal interfaces aging for power electronics applications J.-P. Ousten, Z. Khatir
Boyer, Edmond
(change phase, graphite and polymer based) have undergone 1500 of such cycles. As a result, only the phase change material thermal interface has been affected with a 30% decrease of initial thermal resistance. Nevertheless, any structural alterations of these materials should result in changes in their thermal
FishTank Fitts: A Desktop VR Testbed for Evaluating 3D Pointing Techniques
St�rzlinger, Wolfgang
FishTank Fitts: A Desktop VR Testbed for Evaluating 3D Pointing Techniques Abstract We present a desktop or "fish tank" virtual reality system for evaluating 3D selection techniques. Motivated version of the ISO 9241-9 pointing task. Targets can be displayed stereoscopically, with head
Cite this: Lab Chip, 2013, 13, 1102 Pen microfluidics: rapid desktop manufacturing of
Rubloff, Gary W.
Cite this: Lab Chip, 2013, 13, 1102 Pen microfluidics: rapid desktop manufacturing of sealed microfluidic chips is described. The method enables the realization of fully-sealed microchannels in around one microfluidic devices fabricated following a true desktop manufacturing model suitable for rapid prototyping
ShowMeHow: Translating User Interface Instructions Between Similar Applications
O'Brien, James F.
�ades and 2) text search for com- mands using the vocabulary of another application. We dis- cuss tools neededMeHow enables users to work through tutorials written for one appli- cation in another application. ACM, Charlie Hsu, Maneesh Agrawala, Bj�orn Hartmann University of California,Berkeley -- Computer Science
Aspects of Interface between Information Theory and Signal Processing with Applications to Wireless Communications
Park, Sang Woo
Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2.6 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 3. GAUSSIAN ASSUMPTION: OPTIMAL ESTIMATION . . . . . . . . . . 30 3.1 Introduction... Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 3.6 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 vii 4. EXTREMAL ENTROPY INEQUALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 4.1 Introduction...
High Performance RF and Basdband Analog-to-Digital Interface for Multi-standard/Wideband Applications
Zhang, Heng
linearization technique for high-frequency wideband applications using an active nonlinear resistor, which obtains a robust linearity improvement over process and temperature variations. The proposed linearization method is experimentally demonstrated to improve...
Aspects of Interface between Information Theory and Signal Processing with Applications to Wireless Communications�
Park, Sang Woo
Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2.6 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 3. GAUSSIAN ASSUMPTION: OPTIMAL ESTIMATION . . . . . . . . . . 30 3.1 Introduction... Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 3.6 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 vii 4. EXTREMAL ENTROPY INEQUALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 4.1 Introduction...
Mind-Prosthesis Metaphor for Design of Human-Computer Interfaces That Support Better Attention Management
Corran, Ruth
Mind-Prosthesis Metaphor for Design of Human-Computer Interfaces That Support Better Attention and the desktop metaphor in particular, we propose that the mind-prosthesis metaphor may be better suited in particular, we propose that the mind-prosthesis metaphor may serve as a guide for the design of future
Interfacing US Census map files with statistical graphics software: Application and use in epidemiology
Rizzardi, M.; Mohr, M.S.; Merrill, D.W.; Selvin, S. (Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States) California Univ., Berkeley, CA (United States). School of Public Health)
In 1990, the United States Bureau of the Census released detailed geographic map files known as TIGER/Line (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing). The TIGER files, accessible through purchase or Federal repository libraries, contain 24 billion characters of data describing various geographic features including coastlines, hydrography, transportation networks, political boundaries, etc. covering the entire United States. Many of these physical features are of potential interest in epidemiological case studies. Unfortunately, the TIGER database only provides raw alphanumeric data; no utility software, graphical or otherwise, is included. Recently, the S statistical software package has been extended to include a map display function. The map function augments S's high-level approach toward statistical analysis and graphical display of data. Coupling this statistical software with the map database developed for US Census data collection will facilitate epidemiological research. We discuss the technical background necessary to utilize the TIGER database for mapping with S. Two types of S maps, segment-based and polygon-based, are discussed along with methods to construct them from TIGER data. Polygon-based maps are useful for displaying regional statistical data; e.g., disease rates or incidence at the census tract level. Segment-based maps are easier to assemble and appropriate if the data are not regionalized. Census tract data of AIDS incidence in San Francisco (CA) and lung cancer case locations relative to petrochemical refinery sites in Contra Costa County (CA) are used to illustrate the methods and potential uses of interfacing the TIGER database with S.
Interfacing US Census map files with statistical graphics software: Application and use in epidemiology. Revision 1
Rizzardi, M.; Mohr, M.S.; Merrill, D.W.; Selvin, S. [Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)]|[California Univ., Berkeley, CA (United States). School of Public Health
In 1990, the United States Bureau of the Census released detailed geographic map files known as TIGER/Line (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing). The TIGER files, accessible through purchase or Federal repository libraries, contain 24 billion characters of data describing various geographic features including coastlines, hydrography, transportation networks, political boundaries, etc. covering the entire United States. Many of these physical features are of potential interest in epidemiological case studies. Unfortunately, the TIGER database only provides raw alphanumeric data; no utility software, graphical or otherwise, is included. Recently, the S statistical software package has been extended to include a map display function. The map function augments S`s high-level approach toward statistical analysis and graphical display of data. Coupling this statistical software with the map database developed for US Census data collection will facilitate epidemiological research. We discuss the technical background necessary to utilize the TIGER database for mapping with S. Two types of S maps, segment-based and polygon-based, are discussed along with methods to construct them from TIGER data. Polygon-based maps are useful for displaying regional statistical data; e.g., disease rates or incidence at the census tract level. Segment-based maps are easier to assemble and appropriate if the data are not regionalized. Census tract data of AIDS incidence in San Francisco (CA) and lung cancer case locations relative to petrochemical refinery sites in Contra Costa County (CA) are used to illustrate the methods and potential uses of interfacing the TIGER database with S.
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Electrolytes at Solid-Water Interfaces: Theoretical Studies for Practical Applications
Striolo, Alberto
The goal of this research program was to determine how a solid substrate affects structure and dynamics of aqueous electrolyte solutions. From fundamental observations, we seek to improve practical applications. Of particular interest at the project inset were carbon nanotube separation, electric double layer capacitors, and water desalination. As time progresses, we became interested in sub-surface water transport and fate, and in hydraulic fracturing. We employed an arsenal of techniques based on atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. We validated our methods using experimental data, to propose practical improvements. Some experiments were conducted in house. We established valuable collaborations with experienced scientists at National Laboratories to provide information not attainable with our in-house resources.
Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit (Poster)
Young, K. R.; Levine, A.
The Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit combines the former Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Database, and other resources into a Web-based tool that gives the regulatory and utility-scale geothermal developer communities rapid and easy access to permitting information. RAPID currently comprises five tools - Permitting Atlas, Regulatory Roadmap, Resource Library, NEPA Database, and Best Practices. A beta release of an additional tool, the Permitting Wizard, is scheduled for late 2014. Because of the huge amount of information involved, RAPID was developed in a wiki platform to allow industry and regulatory agencies to maintain the content in the future so that it continues to provide relevant and accurate information to users. In 2014, the content was expanded to include regulatory requirements for utility-scale solar and bulk transmission development projects. Going forward, development of the RAPID Toolkit will focus on expanding the capabilities of current tools, developing additional tools, including additional technologies, and continuing to increase stakeholder involvement.
Accessing and utilizing UTEP's `My Desktop' UTEP offers a program called `My Desktop' as a means to access useful (and otherwise expensive)
Smith-Konter, Bridget
SAVING FILES Much like UTEP computers, anything you save on the "My Desktop and how to save files to your `mspace' drive. You should also be able to save your files to a flash drive or simply attach the files in an email
Using Remote Desktop with the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client in Windows Vista 1. In order to use Remote Desktop and the VPN client, users must first complete the Blackboard Remote
Using Remote Desktop with the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client in Windows Vista 1. In order to use Remote Desktop and the VPN client, users must first complete the Blackboard Remote Users training course and then download and install the VPN client on the workstation that they will use to remote to their office
Using Remote Desktop with the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client in Windows XP 1. In order to use Remote Desktop and the VPN client, users must first complete the Blackboard Remote
Using Remote Desktop with the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client in Windows XP 1. In order to use Remote Desktop and the VPN client, users must first complete the Blackboard Remote Users training course and then download and install the VPN client on the workstation that they will use to remote to their office
A modular neural interface for massively parallel recording and control : subsystem design considerations for research and clinical applications
Wentz, Christian T
The closed-loop Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) has long been a dream for clinicians and neuroscience researchers alike - that is, the ability to extract meaningful information from the brain, perform computation on this ...
NAVIGATION IN DESKTOP GEOVIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS: USABILITY Sven Fuhrmann1)
Klippel, Alexander
(PC-based) GeoVEs extend the potential for visual analysis of the geospatial information accessed, i dimensional geospatial structures and phenomena, thus enabling geospatial information access would be presented with a depiction of earth as an interface to geospatially indexed information
Application of a generalized interface module to the coupling of PARCS with both RELAP5 and TRAC-M
Barber, D.A.; Wang, W. [SCIENTECH, Inc. (United States); Miller, R.M.; Downar, T.J. [Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States); Joo, H.G. [Korean Atomic Energy Research Inst., Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Mousseau, V.A. [Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States); Ebert, D.E. [Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
In an effort to more easily assess various combinations of 3-D neutronic/thermal-hydraulic codes, the USNRC has sponsored the development of a generalized interface module for the coupling of any thermal-hydraulics code to any spatial kinetics code. In this design, the thermal-hydraulics, general interface, and spatial kinetics codes function independently and utilize the Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) software to manage inter-process communication. Using this interface, the USNRC version of the 3D neutron kinetics code, PARCS, has been coupled to the USNRC system analysis codes RELAP5 and TRAC-M. RELAP5/PARCS assessment results are presented for an OECD/NEA main steam line break benchmark problem. The assessment of TRAC-M/PARCS has only recently been initiated; nonetheless, the capabilities of the coupled code are presented for the OECD/NEA main steam line break benchmark problem.
DMTCP: Transparent Checkpointing for Cluster Computations and the Desktop
Arya, Kapil
DMTCP (Distributed MultiThreaded CheckPointing) is a transparent user-level checkpointing package for distributed applications. Checkpointing and restart is demonstrated for a wide range of over 20 well known applications, ...
Abstract--As computation and storage continues to move from desktops to large internet services, computing
Tomkins, Andrew
Abstract--As computation and storage continues to move from desktops to large internet services, computing platforms running such services are transforming into warehouse-scale computers. 100 Gigabit takes advantage of a fiber rich environment to drive very large bandwidth within and between clusters
Combining Task-and Data Parallelism to Speed up Protein Folding on a Desktop Grid Platform
Taufer, Michela
Combining Task- and Data Parallelism to Speed up Protein Folding on a Desktop Grid Platform Is efficient protein folding possible with CHARMM on the United Devices MetaProcessor? B. Uk1 , M. Taufer1 parallelism and might not fit the needs for protein folding simulations with explicit water molecules. A short
Virtual Reality and Desktop as a Combined Interaction-Visualisation Medium for
Zudilova-Seinstra, Elena
these mediums within the same environment. 2. The Simulated Environment for Vascular Reconstruction 2Virtual Reality and Desktop as a Combined Interaction-Visualisation Medium for a Problem-Solving Environment E.V. Zudilova, P.M.A. Sloot Section Computational Science Faculty of Science, University
Analysis of the energy distribution of interface traps related to tunnel oxide degradation using charge pumping techniques for 3D NAND flash applications
An, Ho-Myoung; Kim, Hee-Dong; Kim, Tae Geun, E-mail: email@example.com
Graphical abstract: The degradation tendency extracted by CP technique was almost the same in both the bulk-type and TFT-type cells. - Highlights: � D{sub it} is directly investigated from bulk-type and TFT-type CTF memory. � Charge pumping technique was employed to analyze the D{sub it} information. � To apply the CP technique to monitor the reliability of the 3D NAND flash. - Abstract: The energy distribution and density of interface traps (D{sub it}) are directly investigated from bulk-type and thin-film transistor (TFT)-type charge trap flash memory cells with tunnel oxide degradation, under program/erase (P/E) cycling using a charge pumping (CP) technique, in view of application in a 3-demension stackable NAND flash memory cell. After P/E cycling in bulk-type devices, the interface trap density gradually increased from 1.55 � 10{sup 12} cm{sup ?2} eV{sup ?1} to 3.66 � 10{sup 13} cm{sup ?2} eV{sup ?1} due to tunnel oxide damage, which was consistent with the subthreshold swing and transconductance degradation after P/E cycling. Its distribution moved toward shallow energy levels with increasing cycling numbers, which coincided with the decay rate degradation with short-term retention time. The tendency extracted with the CP technique for D{sub it} of the TFT-type cells was similar to those of bulk-type cells.
User Interfaces 1 Command Line Interfaces
Verschelde, Jan
User Interfaces 1 Command Line Interfaces getting arguments of the command line a command line 2013 1 / 39 #12;User Interfaces 1 Command Line Interfaces getting arguments of the command line a command line interface to store points fitting points with polyfit of numpy 2 Encapsulation by Object
Collection and analysis of environmental radiation data using a desktop computer
Gogolak, C V
A portable instrumentation sytem using a Hewlett-Packard HP-9825 desktop computer for the collection and analysis of environmental radiation data is described. Procedures for the transmission of data between the HP-9825 and various nuclear counters are given together with a description of the necessary hardware and software. Complete programs for the analysis of Ge(Li) and NaI(Tl) gamma-ray spectra, high pressure ionization chamber monitor data, /sup 86/Kr monitor data and air filter sample alpha particle activity measurements are presented. Some utility programs, intended to increase system flexibility, are included.
Environmental Effects of Hydrokinetic Turbines on Fish: Desktop and Laboratory Flume Studies
Jacobson, Paul T. [Electric Power Research Institute; Amaral, Stephen V. [Alden Research Laboratory; Castro-Santos, Theodore [U.S. Geological Survey; Giza, Dan [Alden Research Laboratory; Haro, Alexander J. [U.S. Geological Survey; Hecker, George [Alden Research Laboratory; McMahon, Brian [Alden Research Laboratory; Perkins, Norman [Alden Research Laboratory; Pioppi, Nick [Alden Research Laboratory
This collection of three reports describes desktop and laboratory flume studies that provide information to support assessment of the potential for injury and mortality of fish that encounter hydrokinetic turbines of various designs installed in tidal and river environments. Behavioral responses to turbine exposure also are investigated to support assessment of the potential for disruptions to upstream and downstream movements of fish. The studies: (1) conducted an assessment of potential injury mechanisms using available data from studies with conventional hydro turbines; (2) developed theoretical models for predicting blade strike probabilities and mortality rates; and (3) performed flume testing with three turbine designs and several fish species and size groups in two laboratory flumes to estimate survival rates and document fish behavior. The project yielded three reports which this document comprises. The three constituent documents are addressed individually below Fish Passage Through Turbines: Application of Conventional Hydropower Data to Hydrokinetic Technologies Fish passing through the blade sweep of a hydrokinetic turbine experience a much less harsh physical environment than do fish entrained through conventional hydro turbines. The design and operation of conventional turbines results in high flow velocities, abrupt changes in flow direction, relatively high runner rotational and blade speeds, rapid and significant changes in pressure, and the need for various structures throughout the turbine passageway that can be impacted by fish. These conditions generally do not occur or are not significant factors for hydrokinetic turbines. Furthermore, compared to conventional hydro turbines, hydrokinetic turbines typically produce relatively minor changes in shear, turbulence, and pressure levels from ambient conditions in the surrounding environment. Injuries and mortality from mechanical injuries will be less as well, mainly due to low rotational speeds and strike velocities, and an absence of structures that can lead to grinding or abrasion injuries. Additional information is needed to rigorously assess the nature and magnitude of effects on individuals and populations, and to refine criteria for design of more fish-friendly hydrokinetic turbines. Evaluation of Fish Injury and Mortality Associated with Hydrokinetic Turbines Flume studies exposed fish to two hydrokinetic turbine designs to determine injury and survival rates and to assess behavioral responses. Also, a theoretical model developed for predicting strike probability and mortality of fish passing through conventional hydro turbines was adapted for use with hydrokinetic turbines and applied to the two designs evaluated during flume studies. The flume tests were conducted with the Lucid spherical turbine (LST), a Darrieus-type (cross flow) turbine, and the Welka UPG, an axial flow propeller turbine. Survival rates for rainbow trout tested with the LST were greater than 98% for both size groups and approach velocities evaluated. Turbine passage survival rates for rainbow trout and largemouth bass tested with the Welka UPG were greater than 99% for both size groups and velocities evaluated. Injury rates of turbine-exposed fish were low with both turbines and generally comparable to control fish. Video observations of the LST demonstrated active avoidance of turbine passage by a large proportion fish despite being released about 25 cm upstream of the turbine blade sweep. Video observations from behavior trials indicated few if any fish pass through the turbines when released farther upstream. The theoretical predictions for the LST indicated that strike mortality would begin to occur at an ambient current velocity of about 1.7 m/s for fish with lengths greater than the thickness of the leading edge of the blades. As current velocities increase above 1.7 m/s, survival was predicted to decrease for fish passing through the LST, but generally remained high (greater than 90%) for fish less than 200 mm in length. Strike mortality was not predicted to occur duri
Adding the Morrill Act Logo to Your EMail Signature (PCs) 1. Place the logo image on your desktop or somewhere you can readily access it.
Jawitz, James W.
Adding the Morrill Act Logo to Your EMail Signature (PCs) 1. Place the logo image on your desktop with the sun over it. Click on this to locate the logo on your computer. 6. Choose the logo and click. Adding the Morrill Act Logo to Your EMail Signature (Macs) 1. Place the logo image on your desktop
Bioanalytical Applications of Fluorescence Line-Narrowing and Non-Line-Narrowing Spectroscopy Interfaced with Capillary Electrophoresis and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
Kenneth Paul Roberts
Capillary electrophoresis (CE) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) are widely used analytical separation techniques with many applications in chemical, biochemical, and biomedical sciences. Conventional analyte identification in these techniques is based on retention/migration times of standards; requiring a high degree of reproducibility, availability of reliable standards, and absence of coelution. From this, several new information-rich detection methods (also known as hyphenated techniques) are being explored that would be capable of providing unambiguous on-line identification of separating analytes in CE and HPLC. As further discussed, a number of such on-line detection methods have shown considerable success, including Raman, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), mass spectrometry (MS), and fluorescence line-narrowing spectroscopy (FLNS). In this thesis, the feasibility and potential of combining the highly sensitive and selective laser-based detection method of FLNS with analytical separation techniques are discussed and presented. A summary of previously demonstrated FLNS detection interfaced with chromatography and electrophoresis is given, and recent results from on-line FLNS detection in CE (CE-FLNS), and the new combination of HPLC-FLNS, are shown.
Data Sheet Fujitsu ESPRIMO P910 E90+ Desktop PC Page 1 / 8 www.fujitsu.com/fts/ESPRIMO
Fiebig, Peter
*with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (clock speed and will vary depending on workload and other variables generation Intel® CoreTM processor family, a switched monitor outlet and a power supply with up to 92 silent operations #12;Data Sheet Fujitsu ESPRIMO P910 E90+ Desktop PC Page 2 / 8 www
ISDN applications at Tenneco Gas. [Integrated Services Digital Network
Roy, R.
Tenneco Gas and Tenneco Inc. have discrete Information Services departments with separate computer services organizations; however, Tenneco Gas supports all telecommunication functions. Tenneco Gas has standardized intelligent desk-top terminals for a major portion of its business information strategy. The data communication application requirements have spawned a variety of networks that range from departmental high-speed bus architecture networks to star networks providing Personal Computer (PC) connectivity for host processing systems and, finally, to switched networks interfacing external databases. The evolution from analog to Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) telecommunication services became a reality for Tenneco during the summer of 1988. Early in May 1988, the local exchange carrier, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, migrated Tenneco, as well as other customers, from a No. 1AESS analog switching system to a No. 5ESS digital switching system. Through the course of the summer, Tenneco completed the conversion of approximately 2,200 multi-button analog telephone sets and associated lines to ISDN sets with full-featured basic rate interfaces.
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OSCARS and Future Tech OSCARS Standard and Open Grid Forum OSCARS Developers Community Web Browser Interface (WBUI) Web Service Interface (API) Read More... Fasterdata IPv6...
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Selecting and Applying Interfacings
Selecting and using interfacing correctly is an important component of garment construction. The various types of interfacing are described and methods of applying them are discussed in detail....
Windows NT 4.0 Asynchronous Transfer Mode network interface card performance
Tolendino, L.F. [Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States). Advanced Networking Integration Dept.
Windows NT desktop and server systems are becoming increasingly important to Sandia. These systems are capable of network performance considerably in excess of the 10 Mbps Ethernet data rate. As alternatives to conventional Ethernet, 155 Mbps Asynchronous Transfer Mode, ATM, and 100 Mbps Ethernet network interface cards were tested and compared to conventional 10 Mbps Ethernet cards in a typical Windows NT system. The results of the tests were analyzed and compared to show the advantages of the alternative technologies. Both 155 Mbps ATM and 100 Mbps Ethernet offer significant performance improvements over conventional 10 Mbps shared media Ethernet.
User interfaces to expert systems
Agarwal, A.; Emrich, M.L.
Expert Systems are becoming increasingly popular in environments where the user is not well versed in computers or the subject domain. They offer expert advice and can also explain their lines of reasoning. As these systems are applied to highly technical areas, they become complex and large. Therefore, User Systems Interfaces (USIs) become critical. This paper discusses recent technologies that can be applied to improved user communication. In particular, bar menus/graphics, mouse interfaces, touch screens, and voice links will be highlighted. Their applications in the context of SOFTMAN (The Software Manager Apprentice) a knowledge-based system are discussed. 18 refs., 2 figs.
Ernst, Damien
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PAUL SHORT --MENS BROWN file:///Users/bkatten/Desktop/R092812AF.html[9/28/12 4:04:11 PM
Devoto, Stephen H.
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Novel method for the prediction of an interface bonding species at alumina/metal interfaces
Yoshitake, Michiko, E-mail: email@example.com; Yagyu, Shinjiro [National Institute for Materials Science, 3-13, Sakura, Tsukuba 305-0003 (Japan); Chikyow, Toyohiro [National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1, Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044 (Japan)
Interface bonding between alumina and various metals is discussed from the viewpoint of chemical thermodynamics. A method to predict the interface bonding species at an alumina/metal interface under equilibrium conditions is proposed by using the concept of chemical equilibrium for interface termination. The originality of this method is in the way a simple estimation of the interface binding energy, which is generally applicable to most metals, is developed. The effectiveness of this method is confirmed by careful examination of the experimental results. Comparison of the predicted and experimentally observed interface terminations reveals that the proposed method agrees well with the reported results. The method uses only basic quantities of pure elements and the formation enthalpy of oxides. Therefore, it can be applied to most metals in the periodic table and is useful for screening materials in the quest to develop interfaces with particular functions.
Nitride semiconductor Surface and interface characterization and device design
Zhang, Hongtao
Lett. 80 , D. Schroder, Semiconductor Material and Devicein III-V Nitride Semiconductors: Applications and Devices ,SAN DIEGO Nitride Semiconductor Surface and Interface
Commercial Building Energy Asset Scoring Tool Application Programming...
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Commercial Building Energy Asset Scoring Tool Application Programming Interface Commercial Building Energy Asset Scoring Tool Application Programming Interface slides from June 14,...
Chen, Chenson K.
N. Bloembergen, Nonlinear Optics (W. A. Benjamin, 1977) p.Research Division NONLINEAR OPTICS AT INTERFACES Chenson K.ED LBL-12084 NONLINEAR OPTICS AT INTERFACES Chenson K. Chen
Indiana Humanities Council Request for the Indianapolis Energy Conversion Inst. For Phase I of the Indianapolis Energy Conservation Res Initiative also called the smartDESKTOP Initiative
John B. Keller
The smartDESKTOP Initiative at the Indiana Humanities Council received critical support in building and delivering a �??digital desktop�?� for Indiana educators through the Department of Energy Grant�??DE-FG02-06ER64282. During the project period September 2006 through October of 2007, the number of Indiana educators with accounts on the smartDESKTOP more than tripled from under 2,000 to more than 7,000 accounts. An external review of the project conducted for the purposes of understanding the impact of the service in Indiana schools revealed that the majority of respondents felt that using the smartDESKTOP did reduce the time they spent managing paper. The same study revealed the challenges of implementing a digital desktop meant to help teachers leverage technology to improve their teaching and ultimately student learning. The most significant outcome of this project is that the Indiana Department of Education expressed interest in assuming responsibility for sustaining this project. The transition of the smartDESKTOP to the Indiana Department of Education was effective on November 1, 2007.
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Aggarwal, Khushbu
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Advanced Power Electronic Interfaces for Distributed Energy Systems Part 1: Systems and Topologies
Kramer, W.; Chakraborty, S.; Kroposki, B.; Thomas, H.
This report summarizes power electronic interfaces for DE applications and the topologies needed for advanced power electronic interfaces. It focuses on photovoltaic, wind, microturbine, fuel cell, internal combustion engine, battery storage, and flywheel storage systems.
Smart Interfaces superhydrophobe Oberflchen
Kohlenbach, Ulrich
forschen 24 Smart Interfaces superhydrophobe Oberflächen Superhydrophobe, selbstreinigende-Silica-Hybridteilchen ermöglichen, lang- zeitstabile superhydrophobe Oberflächen einfach herzustellen. Smart Interfaces unten). Blattes runter. Neben der Struktur auf der Mikro- meter-Skala muss das Material, aus dem die
High-temperature stable W/GaAs interface and application to metal--semiconductor field-effect transistors and digital circuits
Josefowicz, J.Y.; Rensch, D.B.
The thermal stability of the physical, chemical, and electrical properties of W thin films sputter deposited on GaAs were investigated. A variety of characterization methods, including thin film stress analysis, Auger analysis, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) analysis, and Schottky barrier measurements showed that the W/GaAs interface remains stable after high-temperature furnace annealing at 900 /sup 0/C for 15 min or rapid-lamp annealing at 1000 /sup 0/C for 11 s. Some refractory metal compounds were also investigated, including, WSi, WN/sub x/, and TaSi/sub x/. Pure W films produced the best Schottky diode characteristics. The average Schottky barrier height was 0.70 +- 0.009 V across a 2-in wafer after furnace annealing at 800 /sup 0/C/15 min. Pure W self-aligned gate (SAG) metal-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MESFET) and digital circuits were also fabricated. Transconductances as high as 300 mS/mm (L/sub g/ = 1.0 ..mu..m) were measured for enhancement mode SAG MESFET's. Circuits were fabricated with SAG MESFET enhancement-resistor mode logic using pure W gates, including ring oscillators, with gate delay as low as 25 ps and divide-by-eight circuits that functioned at a frequency >1 GHz.
file:///Users/bkatten/Desktop/wesinvIIItrackresults020114.html[2/1/14 6:13:09 PM] Platt Systems Advanced Timing Solutions
Devoto, Stephen H.
Home Page file:///Users/bkatten/Desktop/wesinvIIItrackresults020114.html[2/1/14 6:13:09 PM] Platt Systems Advanced Timing Solutions February 1, 2014 Home Results Platt:Timing Calendar All: Events Calendar Platt on Facebook 2012 Results 2011 Results 2010 Results 2009 Results 2008 Results 2007 Results 2006
On Building a Search Interface Discovery System Denis Shestakov
Hammerton, James
known as the deep Web is ac- cessible via search interfaces to myriads of databases on the Web. While interfaces to online databases is crucial for any application accessing the deep Web. This paper describes- tentionally designed to be used in the deep web characterization surveys and for constructing directories
material to mimic carbon fibres. This choice enables the use of planar specimen for which the application a composite material with specific properties a relationship between the interface adhesion and fracture conditions, (c) Interface cohesive law. 2. MATERIALS AND SPECIMEN GEOMETRY Planar glassy carbon (SIGRADUR G
Fourier Transform Heterodyne Spectroscopy of Liquid Interfaces A thesis presented
Mazur, Eric
Fourier Transform Heterodyne Spectroscopy of Liquid Interfaces A thesis presented by Doo Soo Chung Abstract This thesis describes the application of a novel Fourier transform heterodyne spectroscopy of fluid interfaces 3 1.4 Organization of this thesis 5 2 Fourier Transform Heterodyne Spectroscopy 7 2
An interface tracking model for droplet electrocoalescence.
Erickson, Lindsay Crowl
This report describes an Early Career Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project to develop an interface tracking model for droplet electrocoalescence. Many fluid-based technologies rely on electrical fields to control the motion of droplets, e.g. microfluidic devices for high-speed droplet sorting, solution separation for chemical detectors, and purification of biodiesel fuel. Precise control over droplets is crucial to these applications. However, electric fields can induce complex and unpredictable fluid dynamics. Recent experiments (Ristenpart et al. 2009) have demonstrated that oppositely charged droplets bounce rather than coalesce in the presence of strong electric fields. A transient aqueous bridge forms between approaching drops prior to pinch-off. This observation applies to many types of fluids, but neither theory nor experiments have been able to offer a satisfactory explanation. Analytic hydrodynamic approximations for interfaces become invalid near coalescence, and therefore detailed numerical simulations are necessary. This is a computationally challenging problem that involves tracking a moving interface and solving complex multi-physics and multi-scale dynamics, which are beyond the capabilities of most state-of-the-art simulations. An interface-tracking model for electro-coalescence can provide a new perspective to a variety of applications in which interfacial physics are coupled with electrodynamics, including electro-osmosis, fabrication of microelectronics, fuel atomization, oil dehydration, nuclear waste reprocessing and solution separation for chemical detectors. We present a conformal decomposition finite element (CDFEM) interface-tracking method for the electrohydrodynamics of two-phase flow to demonstrate electro-coalescence. CDFEM is a sharp interface method that decomposes elements along fluid-fluid boundaries and uses a level set function to represent the interface.
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Ultracapacitor/battery electronic interface development. Final report
King, R.D.; Salasoo, L.; Schwartz, J.; Cardinal, M.
A flexible, highly efficient laboratory proof-of-concept Ultracapacitor/Battery Interface power electronic circuit with associated controls was developed on a cost-shared contract funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the General Electric Company (GE). This power electronic interface translates the varying dc voltage on an ultracapacitor with bi-directional power flow to the dc bus of an inverter-supplied ac propulsion system in an electric vehicle application. In a related application, the electronic interface can also be utilized to interface a low-voltage battery to a dc bus of an inverter supplied ac propulsion system. Variations in voltage for these two intended applications occur (1) while extracting energy (discharge) or supplying energy (charge) to an ultracapacitor, and (2) while extracting energy (discharge) or supplying energy (charge) to a low-voltage battery. The control electronics of this interface is designed to be operated as a stand-alone unit acting in response to an external power command. However, the interface unit`s control is not configured to provide any of the vehicle system control functions associated with load leveling or power splitting between the propulsion battery and the ultracapacitor in an electric or hybrid vehicle application. A system study/preliminary design effort established the functional specification of the interface unit, including voltage, current, and power ratings, to meet the program objectives and technical goals for the development of a highly efficient ultracapacitor/battery electronic interface unit; and performed a system/application study of a hybrid-electric transit bus including an ultracapacitor and appropriate electronic interface. The maximum power capability of the ultracapacitor/battery electronic interface unit is 25 kW.
Human-computer interface including haptically controlled interactions
Anderson, Thomas G.
The present invention provides a method of human-computer interfacing that provides haptic feedback to control interface interactions such as scrolling or zooming within an application. Haptic feedback in the present method allows the user more intuitive control of the interface interactions, and allows the user's visual focus to remain on the application. The method comprises providing a control domain within which the user can control interactions. For example, a haptic boundary can be provided corresponding to scrollable or scalable portions of the application domain. The user can position a cursor near such a boundary, feeling its presence haptically (reducing the requirement for visual attention for control of scrolling of the display). The user can then apply force relative to the boundary, causing the interface to scroll the domain. The rate of scrolling can be related to the magnitude of applied force, providing the user with additional intuitive, non-visual control of scrolling.
Nanofluidics, from bulk to interfaces
Lyderic Bocquet; Elisabeth Charlaix
Nanofluidics has emerged recently in the footsteps of microfluidics, following the quest of scale reduction inherent to nanotechnologies. By definition, nanofluidics explores transport phenomena of fluids at the nanometer scales. Why is the nanometer scale specific ? What fluid properties are probed at nanometric scales ? In other words, why 'nanofluidics' deserves its own brand name ? In this critical review, we will explore the vast manifold of length scales emerging for the fluid behavior at the nanoscales, as well as the associated mechanisms and corresponding applications. We will in particular explore the interplay between bulk and interface phenomena. The limit of validity of the continuum approaches will be discussed, as well as the numerous surface induced effects occuring at these scales, from hydrodynamic slippage to the various electro-kinetic phenomena originating from the couplings between hydrodynamics and electrostatics. An enlightening analogy between ion transport in nanochannels and transport in doped semi-conductors will be discussed.
Capillary zone electrophoresis-mass spectrometer interface
D'Silva, Arthur (Ames, IA)
A device for providing equal electrical potential between two loci unconnected by solid or liquid electrical conducts is provided. The device comprises a first electrical conducting terminal, a second electrical conducting terminal connected to the first terminal by a rigid dielectric structure, and an electrically conducting gas contacting the first and second terminals. This device is particularly suitable for application in the electrospray ionization interface between a capillary zone electrophoresis apparatus and a mass spectrometer.
Capillary zone electrophoresis-mass spectrometer interface
D`Silva, A.
A device for providing equal electrical potential between two loci unconnected by solid or liquid electrical conductors is provided. The device comprises a first electrical conducting terminal, a second electrical conducting terminal connected to the first terminal by a rigid dielectric structure, and an electrically conducting gas contacting the first and second terminals. This device is particularly suitable for application in the electrospray ionization interface between a capillary zone electrophoresis apparatus and a mass spectrometer. 1 fig.
Interfaces Module March 28, 2013
Rhoads, James
the design solution for the physical interface o Kind of like a ConOps to the IRD � Explicitly identify
Rodrigo Franco Toso
lowing the guidelines of the algorithm. The user may optionally provide ... fitness values in O(p log p) time. We next investigate a throughput measure � num-.
Improved user interface design for site selection modeling system
Koffman, L.D. [Westinghouse Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC (United States)
The Site Selection Modeling System (SSMS) is a customized application within the Environmental Data Atlas (EDA), which is an integrated geographic information system (GIS) for environmental applications at the Savannah River site (SRS) developed jointly by the Environmental Sciences Section (ESS) of Westinghouse Savannah River Company and by the University of South Carolina (USC). The SSMS was developed to assist analysts with site selection activities carried out by the ESS and is a powerful tool with a graphical user interface that allows non-GIS analysts to use the application. However, use of the SSMS in recent siting exercises revealed deficiencies in the user interface as a production tool. This paper specifies user interface design criteria necessary for a production application and describes the implementation of these design criteria in the SSMS.
Service Robot Anthropomorphism and Interface Design for Emotion in Human-Robot Interaction
Zhang, Tao
. Based on a survey of existing service robot applications and associated interface requirements, we sensors have promoted a wide variety of robot applications in the health care field, including laboratoryService Robot Anthropomorphism and Interface Design for Emotion in Human-Robot Interaction Tao
Standard interface file handbook
Shapiro, A.; Huria, H.C. (Cincinnati Univ., OH (United States))
This handbook documents many of the standard interface file formats that have been adopted by the US Department of Energy to facilitate communications between and portability of, various large reactor physics and radiation transport software packages. The emphasis is on those files needed for use of the VENTURE/PC diffusion-depletion code system. File structures, contents and some practical advice on use of the various files are provided.
Jones, Jake S. (Albuquerque, NM)
An apparatus and method of issuing commands to a computer by a user interfacing with a virtual reality environment. To issue a command, the user directs gaze at a virtual button within the virtual reality environment, causing a perceptible change in the virtual button, which then sends a command corresponding to the virtual button to the computer, optionally after a confirming action is performed by the user, such as depressing a thumb switch.
Jones, J.S.
An apparatus and method of issuing commands to a computer by a user interfacing with a virtual reality environment are disclosed. To issue a command, the user directs gaze at a virtual button within the virtual reality environment, causing a perceptible change in the virtual button, which then sends a command corresponding to the virtual button to the computer, optionally after a confirming action is performed by the user, such as depressing a thumb switch. 4 figs.
Interfacing BIM with Building Thermal and Daylighting Modeling
Yan, Wei; Clayton, Mark; Haberl, Jeff; WoonSeong, Jeong; Bun Kim, Jong; Sandeep, Kota; Bermudez, Jose; Dixit, Manish
INTERFACING BIM WITH BUILDING THERMAL AND DAYLIGHTING MODELING Wei Yan, Mark Clayton, Jeff Haberl, WoonSeong Jeong, Jong Bum Kim, Sandeep Kota, Jose Luis Bermudez Alcocer, and Manish Dixit Texas A&M University, College Station, USA... the BIM authoring tools� Application Programming Interface (API) to translate BIM into Object-Oriented Physical Models (in Modelica) for building thermal simulation, and input files of ray-tracing software (Radiance) for daylighting simulation. Based...
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Laparoscopic simulation interface
Rosenberg, Louis B.
A method and apparatus for providing high bandwidth and low noise mechanical input and output for computer systems. A gimbal mechanism provides two revolute degrees of freedom to an object about two axes of rotation. A linear axis member is coupled to the gimbal mechanism at the intersection of the two axes of rotation. The linear axis member is capable of being translated along a third axis to provide a third degree of freedom. The user object is coupled to the linear axis member and is thus translatable along the third axis so that the object can be moved along all three degrees of freedom. Transducers associated with the provided degrees of freedom include sensors and actuators and provide an electromechanical interface between the object and a digital processing system. Capstan drive mechanisms transmit forces between the transducers and the object. The linear axis member can also be rotated about its lengthwise axis to provide a fourth degree of freedom, and, optionally, a floating gimbal mechanism is coupled to the linear axis member to provide fifth and sixth degrees of freedom to an object. Transducer sensors are associated with the fourth, fifth, and sixth degrees of freedom. The interface is well suited for simulations of medical procedures and simulations in which an object such as a stylus or a joystick is moved and manipulated by the user.
An abstract-device interface for implementing portable parallel-I/O interfaces
Thakur, R.; Gropp, W.; Lusk, E. [Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Mathematics and Computer Science Div.
Portable parallel programming has been hampered by the lack of a single, standard, portable application-programmer`s interface (API) for parallel I/O. Instead, the programmer must choose from several different APIs, many of which are not portable. To alleviate this problem, the authors have developed an abstract-device interface for parallel I/O, called ADIO. ADIO is not intended as a new API; rather, it is a strategy for implementing other APIs in a simple, portable, and efficient manner. ADIO facilitates the implementation of any existing or new API on any existing or new file system. ADIO thus enables users to experiment with different APIs, a feature that, they think, would help in the definition of a standard API. It also makes existing applications portable across a wide range of platforms. In this paper, they introduce the concept of ADIO. They describe the design of ADIO and its use in implementing APIs. They have currently implemented subsets of the Intel PFS, IBM PIOFS, and MPI-IO APIs on both the PFS and PIOFS file systems. As a result, they are able to run IBM PIOFS applications on the Intel Paragon, Intel PFS applications on the IBM SP, and MPI-IO applications on both systems. They report performance results obtained from two test programs and one real production application on the SP and Paragon. These results indicate that the performance overhead of using ADIO as an implementation strategy is negligible.
Anderson, Thomas G.
The present invention provides a method of human-computer interfacing. Force feedback allows intuitive navigation and control near a boundary between regions in a computer-represented space. For example, the method allows a user to interact with a virtual craft, then push through the windshield of the craft to interact with the virtual world surrounding the craft. As another example, the method allows a user to feel transitions between different control domains of a computer representation of a space. The method can provide for force feedback that increases as a user's locus of interaction moves near a boundary, then perceptibly changes (e.g., abruptly drops or changes direction) when the boundary is traversed.
Developing a Framework for a New Visual-Based Interface Design in Autodesk Maya
Withers, Timothy Clayton
was the fact they did not have a consistent user interface. Luckily, the PARC researchers realized this aw and developed a new visual code development environment called Smalltalk, shown in Fig. 2, the rst modern GUI. What was amazing about Smalltalk wasn..., Leventhal, Wills, and Manaris (2002) noted the importance of Human-computer in- teraction (HCI) suggesting at least 50% of programming code is devoted to the user interface [28]. The most widely used interface type in computer applications is the (W...
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Purpose of this guide is to document and simplify the writing, reviewing, and production process for the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project Technical Assistance Contractor (TAC) staff and to provide specific answers concerning the content, style, and format of UMTRA Project documents. Goal of the UMTRA Project document preparation process is to deliver to the US DOE high-quality documents that meet requirements (meets expressed client needs; accurate and consistent technical content; clear writing; well organized document; consistent style). A document review process has been established to ensure that TAC documents are accurate, consistent, and well organized. The editing process applies standard rules for style and format, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure to make the document consistent and easier to read. This guide sets forth the rules to be applied to UMTRA Project documents.
Surface and Interface Control on Photochemically Initiated Immobilizat...
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Interface Control on Photochemically Initiated Immobilization . Surface and Interface Control on Photochemically Initiated Immobilization . Abstract: Surface and interface...
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A. 93 A Java Application Programming Interface to a Multimedia Enhanced Object-Oriented DBMS Computer Technologies and Information Sciences Websites Summary: A Java Application...
CollageMachine: Model of ``Interface Ecology''
Mohri, Mehryar
CollageMachine: Model of ``Interface Ecology'' By Andruid Kerne dissertation submitted partial addresses browsing creatively, been co�developed with the metadisciplinary framework interface ecology, in addition inside them, open process without definite bounds. a metadiscipline, interface ecology brings
Novel fluctuations at constrained interfaces
Abhishek Chaudhuri
In this study we try to answer the qustion : What happens when explicit constraints are introduced such that the low energy, long wavelength modes of a system are unavailable ? This question has assumed some importance in recent years due to the advent of nano technology and the growing use of nanometer scale devices and structures. In a small system, the size limits the scale of the fluctuations and makes it imperative for us to understand how the response of the system is altered in such a situation. In this thesis, this question is answered for the special case of interfacial fluctuations in two dimensions (2d). The energy of an interface between two phases in equilibrium is invariant with respect to translations perpendicular to the plane (or line in 2d) of the interface. We study the consequence of breaking this symmetry explicity using an external field gradient. One expects that since low energy excitations are suppressed, the interface would be flat and inert at all times. We show that surprisingly there are novel fluctuations and phenomena associated with such constrained interfaces which have static as well as dynamic consequences. The Ising interface on a square lattice is shown to undergo a multitude of structural transitions as a function of velocity and the orientation. Liquid solid interfaces show coherent addition and removal of atomic layers providing novel mechanisms of stress relaxation in a nanosized single crystal without defects. We study momentum and energy transfer across the liquid solid interface in the presence of this ``layering'' transition.
Transformation of paraxial matrices at a general interface between two general media
Cerveny, Vlastislav
Transformation of paraxial matrices at a general interface between two general media Ludek Klimes for transforming these paraxial matrices at a general smooth interface between two general media. The transformation equations are applicable to both real�valued and complex�valued paraxial matrices. The equations
A Model for the Human Computer Interface Evaluation in Safety Critical Computer
Schreiber, Fabio A.
A Model for the Human Computer Interface Evaluation in Safety Critical Computer Applications Fabio of the IEEE International Conference and Workshop: Engineering of Computer�Based Systems March 1998, Jerusalem, Israel #12; 179 A Model for the Human Computer Interface Evaluation in Safety Critical Computer
A Common Database Interface (DBI) R-Databases Special Interest Group
Bain, Mike
) and database management systems (DBMS). The interface defines a small set of classes and methods similar;2 Introduction The database interface (DBI) separates the connectivity to the DBMS into a "front-end" and a "back-end". Applications use only the exposed "front-end" API. The facilities that communicate with specific DBMS (Oracle
Smyth, Padhraic
Chapter 1 DATA MINING AT THE INTERFACE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND STATISTICS \\Lambda Padhraic Smyth a better understanding of the role of statistical thinking in modern data mining. Data mining has at the application of a variety of techniques from both computer science and statistics. The chapter discusses how
Smyth, Padhraic
Chapter 1 DATA MINING AT THE INTERFACE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND STATISTICS Padhraic Smyth a better understanding of the role of statistical thinking in modern data mining. Data mining has at the application of a variety of techniques from both computer science and statistics. The chapter discusses how
Summer Research: Interfacing a sensor mote for a structural health
Petta, Jason
Summer Research: Interfacing a sensor mote for a structural health monitoring application Godohaldo Monitoring (taken from www.photo.net) Structural Health Monitoring (taken from en.wikipedia.org) Environmental Monitoring (taken from www.dailywordpowerbook.com) #12;Structural health monitoring Monitor
Losses in superconducting Niobium Films caused by Interface Tunnel Exchange
Junginger, Tobias; Welsch, Carsten
Identifying the loss mechanisms of niobium film cavities enables an accurate determination of applications for future accelerator projects and points to research topics required to mitigate their limitations. Measurements on samples show that the electric field is a dominant loss mechanism for niobium films, acting through interface tunneling between localized states in surface oxides and delocalized states in the superconducting niobium.
Electron Spectrometer: XPS with Laser Interface | EMSL
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with Laser Interface Electron Spectrometer: XPS with Laser Interface This ultrahigh vacuum machine can be applied as a routine means for analyzing the structure and chemical...
Evolution of the ATLAS Metadata Interface (AMI)
Odier, Jerome; The ATLAS collaboration; Fulachier, Jerome; Lambert, Fabian
The ATLAS Metadata Interface (AMI) can be considered to be a mature application because it has existed for at least 10 years. Over the years, the number of users and the number of functions provided for these users has increased. It has been necessary to adapt the hardware infrastructure in a seamless way so that the Quality of Service remains high. We will describe the evolution of the application from the initial one, using single server with a MySQL backend database, to the current state, where we use a cluster of Virtual Machines on the French Tier 1 Cloud at Lyon, an ORACLE database backend also at Lyon, with replication to CERN using ORACLE streams behind a back-up server.
Wetting and strength issues at Al/alpha-alumina interfaces
Saiz, Eduardo; Tomsia, Antoni P.; Suganuma, Katsuaki
The wetting behavior and strength at aluminum/alumina interfaces has been an active subject of research. Al/alumina applications include ceramic-metal composites and several applications for electronic industries. In this paper the interface strength and microstructure of Al/alpha-alumina was investigated. We discovered that in a solid-state joining, the strength of the joint increases with increasing joining temperature. In a liquid-state joining, the strength of the joint gradually decreases due to the formation of unbonded areas. The strength, sigma sub b, is expressed by the following equation as a function of unbonded area, A: sigma sub b = 2.22 A + 143 (70 percent {le} A {le} 100 percent). The highest strength reached 400 MPa when the interface was formed at around the melting temperature of aluminum. An aluminum layer close to the interface became a single crystal when it was bonded to a sapphire. The following crystallographic orientation relationship is established: (1{bar 1}1){sub Al}//(001){sub {alpha}}-Al{sub 2} O{sub 3}, (110){sub Al}//<100>{sub {alpha}}-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}. Amorphous alumina islands were formed at the interface. In the amorphous alumina, gamma-alumina nanocrystals grew from the sapphire, with the same orientation relationship to sapphire as above.
Interfacing to the Programmer's Apprentice
Pitman, Kent
In this paper, we discuss the design of a user interface to the Knowledge Based Editor (KBE), a prototype implementation of the Programmer's Apprentice. Although internally quite sophisticated, the KBE hides most of its ...
General Relativity at an interface
Juan G. Diaz Ochoa
In this work a simple toy model for a free interface between bulk phases in space and time is presented, derived from the balance equations for extensive thermodynamic variables of Meinhold-Heerlein. In this case the free interface represents geodesics in the space-time, allowing the derivation of the Einstein's equations for gravitational fields. The effect of the balance equation is examined and a simple expression for cold dark matter is derived. The thermodynamically meaning of this model is also discussed.
A Comparison of Interactive Color Specification Systems for Human-Computer Interfaces
Wells, Evelyn Frances
Color specification is a time-consuming and challenging task in computer graphics applications. The purpose of this research is to examine the color specification process in the context of current human-computer interface technology...
Structure and activity of protein-nanoparticle conjugates: towards a strategy for optimizing the interface
Aubin-Tam, Marie-Eve
Nanoparticle-protein conjugates have a variety of applications in imaging, sensing, assembly and control. The nanoparticle-protein interface is made of numerous complex interactions between protein side-chains and the ...
An Interface Theory for Service-Oriented Design Jose Luiz Fiadeiro1
Sheldon, Nathan D.
of component and interface, and the way they relate to each other. In this paper, we take stock on the work application that may need to use an external supplier service if the local stock is low (the need); t
First-principles approach to calculating energy level alignment at aqueous semiconductor interfaces
Kharche, Neerav [Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Muckerman, James T. [Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Hybertsen, Mark S. [Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
A first-principles approach is demonstrated for calculating the relationship between an aqueous semiconductor interface structure and energy level alignment. The physical interface structure is sampled using density functional theory based molecular dynamics, yielding the interface electrostatic dipole. The GW approach from many-body perturbation theory is used to place the electronic band edge energies of the semiconductor relative to the occupied 1b? energy level in water. The application to the specific cases of nonpolar (1010� ) facets of GaN and ZnO reveals a significant role for the structural motifs at the interface, including the degree of interface water dissociation and the dynamical fluctuations in the interface Zn-O and O-H bond orientations. These effects contribute up to 0.5 eV.
First-principles approach to calculating energy level alignment at aqueous semiconductor interfaces
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Kharche, Neerav [Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Muckerman, James T. [Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Hybertsen, Mark S. [Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
A first-principles approach is demonstrated for calculating the relationship between an aqueous semiconductor interface structure and energy level alignment. The physical interface structure is sampled using density functional theory based molecular dynamics, yielding the interface electrostatic dipole. The GW approach from many-body perturbation theory is used to place the electronic band edge energies of the semiconductor relative to the occupied 1b? energy level in water. The application to the specific cases of nonpolar (1010� ) facets of GaN and ZnO reveals a significant role for the structural motifs at the interface, including the degree of interface water dissociation and the dynamical fluctuations in the interface Zn-O and O-H bond orientations. These effects contribute up to 0.5 eV.
First-principles approach to calculating energy level alignment at aqueous semiconductor interfaces
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Kharche, Neerav; Muckerman, James T.; Hybertsen, Mark S.
A first-principles approach is demonstrated for calculating the relationship between an aqueous semiconductor interface structure and energy level alignment. The physical interface structure is sampled using density functional theory based molecular dynamics, yielding the interface electrostatic dipole. The GW approach from many-body perturbation theory is used to place the electronic band edge energies of the semiconductor relative to the occupied 1b? energy level in water. The application to the specific cases of nonpolar (1010� ) facets of GaN and ZnO reveals a significant role for the structural motifs at the interface, including the degree of interface water dissociation and themore��dynamical fluctuations in the interface Zn-O and O-H bond orientations. These effects contribute up to 0.5 eV.��less
Hybrid user interfaces : design guidelines and implementation examples
Ahn, Sehyun
A hybrid user interface is a new type of computer user interface that achieves high usability by combining features of graphical user interfaces and command line interfaces. The main goal of a hybrid user interface is to ...
Hammerstrom, Donald J.; Adgerson, Jewel D.; Sastry, Chellury; Pratt, Richard M.; Pratt, Robert G.
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, PNNL has explored and expanded upon a simple control interface that might have merit for the inexpensive communication of smart grid operational objectives (demand response, for example) to small electric end-use devices and appliances. The approach relies on bi-directional communication via the electrical voltage states of from one to eight shared interconnection pins. The name PinBus has been suggested and adopted for the proposed interface protocol. The protocol is defined through the presentation of state diagrams and the pins� functional definitions. Both simulations and laboratory demonstrations are being conducted to demonstrate the elegance and power of the suggested approach. PinBus supports a very high degree of interoperability across its interfaces, allowing innumerable pairings of devices and communication protocols and supporting the practice of practically any smart grid use case.
Bruemmer, David J. (Idaho Falls, ID); Walton, Miles C. (Idaho Falls, ID)
Methods and systems for controlling a plurality of robots through a single user interface include at least one robot display window for each of the plurality of robots with the at least one robot display window illustrating one or more conditions of a respective one of the plurality of robots. The user interface further includes at least one robot control window for each of the plurality of robots with the at least one robot control window configured to receive one or more commands for sending to the respective one of the plurality of robots. The user interface further includes a multi-robot common window comprised of information received from each of the plurality of robots.
Fluorescent fluid interface position sensor
Weiss, Jonathan D.
A new fluid interface position sensor has been developed, which is capable of optically determining the location of an interface between an upper fluid and a lower fluid, the upper fluid having a larger refractive index than a lower fluid. The sensor functions by measurement, of fluorescence excited by an optical pump beam which is confined within a fluorescent waveguide where that waveguide is in optical contact with the lower fluid, but escapes from the fluorescent waveguide where that waveguide is in optical contact with the upper fluid.
Technique for converting non-conforming hexahedral-to-hexahedral interfaces into conforming interfaces
Staten, Matthew L.; Shepherd, Jason F.; Ledoux, Frank; Shimada, Kenji; Merkley, Karl G.; Carbonera, Carlos
A technique for conforming an interface between a first mesh and a second mesh is disclosed. A first interface surface in the first mesh and a second interface surface in the second mesh residing along the interface are identified. The first and second interface surfaces are initially non-conforming along the interface. Chords within the first and second interface surfaces that fall within a threshold separation distance of each other are paired. Sheets having chords that reside within the first or second interface surfaces are recursively inserted into or extracted from one or both of the first and second meshes until all remaining chords within the first interface surface are paired with corresponding chords in the second interface surface and all remaining chords within the second interface surface are paired with corresponding chords in the first interface surface.
Interface Compilation: Steps toward Compiling Program Interfaces as Languages
Engler, Dawson
systems, programmers are limited to writing code, while the power to transform the code has been reserved Magik gives to programmers enables a broad class of optimization and code transformations. This paper's data structures and internally), operations on this state (defined by the interface's procedures
High-pressure arcs as vacuum-atmosphere interface and plasma lens for nonvacuum electron beam welding machines, electron beam melting, and nonvacuum ion material modification
Hershcovitch, A. [AGS Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000 (United States)] [AGS Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000 (United States)
Atmospheric pressure plasmas can be used to provide a vacuum-atmosphere interface as an alternative to differential pumping. Vacuum-atmosphere interface utilizing a cascade arc discharge was successfully demonstrated and a 175 keV electron beam was successfully propagated from vacuum through such a plasma interface and out into atmospheric pressure. Included in the article are a theoretical framework, experimental results, and possible applications for this novel interface. {copyright} {ital 1995} {ital American} {ital Institute} {ital of} {ital Physics}.
Umbra's High Level Architecture (HLA) Interface
This report describes Umbra's High Level Architecture HLA library. This library serves as an interface to the Defense Simulation and Modeling Office's (DMSO) Run Time Infrastructure Next Generation Version 1.3 (RTI NG1.3) software library and enables Umbra-based models to be federated into HLA environments. The Umbra library was built to enable the modeling of robots for military and security system concept evaluation. A first application provides component technologies that ideally fit the US Army JPSD's Joint Virtual Battlespace (JVB) simulation framework for Objective Force concept analysis. In addition to describing the Umbra HLA library, the report describes general issues of integrating Umbra with RTI code and outlines ways of building models to support particular HLA simulation frameworks like the JVB.
Data Sheet Fujitsu ESPRIMO Q910 Desktop PC Page 1 / 7 www.fujitsu.com/fts/ESPRIMO
Fiebig, Peter
® Turbo Boost Technology (clock speed and will vary depending on workload and other variables) Processor business applications 3rd generation Intel® CoreTM processor family Sophisticated system management Simple) and Fujitsu DeskView manageability Flexible operations and easy upgrade of the system Pleasant working
Nanoemulsions obtained via bubble bursting at a compound interface
Feng, Jie; Vigolo, Daniele; Arnaudov, Luben N; Stoyanov, Simeon D; Gurkov, Theodor D; Tsutsumanova, Gichka G; Stone, Howard A
The bursting of bubbles at an air/liquid interface is a familiar occurrence important to foam stability, cell cultures in bioreactors and mass transfer between the sea and atmosphere. Here we document the hitherto unreported formation and dispersal into the water column of submicrometre oil droplets following bubble bursting at a compound air/oil/water-with-surfactant interface. We show that dispersal results from the detachment of an oil spray from the bottom of the bubble towards water during bubble collapse. We provide evidence that droplet size is selected by physicochemical interactions between oil molecules and the surfactants rather than by hydrodynamic effects. We illustrate the unrecognized role that this dispersal mechanism may play in the fate of the sea surface micro-layer and of pollutant spills by dispersing petroleum in the water column. Finally, our system provides an energy-efficient route, with potential upscalability and wide applicability, for applications in drug delivery, food production...
Kuali Financial System Implementation Collector Interface Meeting
Stephens, Graeme L.
Kuali Financial System Implementation Collector Interface Meeting December 17, 2008 Presenters of the Kuali Financial System (KFS) Collector Interface Format Differences from FRS Answer your questions #12 Collector File collector
Advanced Power Electronic Interfaces for Distributed
Advanced Power Electronic Interfaces for Distributed Energy Systems Part 2: Modeling, Development Electronic Interfaces for Distributed Energy Systems Part 2: Modeling, Development, and Experimental, and Experimental Evaluation of Advanced Control Functions for Single-Phase Utility-Connected Inverter S
An Effective EMS Hardware and Software Interface- The Trained Operator
Cherry, C. L.
AN EFFECTIVE EMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE THE TRAINED OPER~TQR Christene ~. Cherry Johnson Controls Institute INTERFACE Milwaukee, ABSTRAC'l' A computerized Energy Management Sys tem (EMS) is a tool that allows the user to moni tor... the importance of proper system design, installation and program application. The importance of having a trained EMS operator is less recognized. The purpose of this paper is to focus on structured training programs and how they can improve the EMS...
A graphical user interface for knowledge-based control
Russell, Paul Joseph
to the runway. The beacons are called outer, middle, and inner by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Their distances to the runway are 4. 5 nautical miles, 2800 feet, and 1000 feet, respectively. The marker's purpose is to give another reference.... The application is a graphical user interface for a simulated Boeing-737 flight management system. All research uses the Eiffel programming language. This research is supported, in part, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research...
Atomistic modeling of dislocation-interface interactions
Wang, Jian [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Valone, Steven M [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Beyerlein, Irene J [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Misra, Amit [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Germann, T. C. [Los Alamos National Laboratory
Using atomic scale models and interface defect theory, we first classify interface structures into a few types with respect to geometrical factors, then study the interfacial shear response and further simulate the dislocation-interface interactions using molecular dynamics. The results show that the atomic scale structural characteristics of both heterophases and homophases interfaces play a crucial role in (i) their mechanical responses and (ii) the ability of incoming lattice dislocations to transmit across them.
Interface design of VSOP'94 computer code for safety analysis
Natsir, Khairina, E-mail: email@example.com; Andiwijayakusuma, D.; Wahanani, Nursinta Adi [Center for Development of Nuclear Informatics - National Nuclear Energy Agency, PUSPIPTEK, Serpong, Tangerang, Banten (Indonesia); Yazid, Putranto Ilham [Center for Nuclear Technology, Material and Radiometry- National Nuclear Energy Agency, Jl. Tamansari No.71, Bandung 40132 (Indonesia)
Today, most software applications, also in the nuclear field, come with a graphical user interface. VSOP'94 (Very Superior Old Program), was designed to simplify the process of performing reactor simulation. VSOP is a integrated code system to simulate the life history of a nuclear reactor that is devoted in education and research. One advantage of VSOP program is its ability to calculate the neutron spectrum estimation, fuel cycle, 2-D diffusion, resonance integral, estimation of reactors fuel costs, and integrated thermal hydraulics. VSOP also can be used to comparative studies and simulation of reactor safety. However, existing VSOP is a conventional program, which was developed using Fortran 65 and have several problems in using it, for example, it is only operated on Dec Alpha mainframe platforms and provide text-based output, difficult to use, especially in data preparation and interpretation of results. We develop a GUI-VSOP, which is an interface program to facilitate the preparation of data, run the VSOP code and read the results in a more user friendly way and useable on the Personal 'Computer (PC). Modifications include the development of interfaces on preprocessing, processing and postprocessing. GUI-based interface for preprocessing aims to provide a convenience way in preparing data. Processing interface is intended to provide convenience in configuring input files and libraries and do compiling VSOP code. Postprocessing interface designed to visualized the VSOP output in table and graphic forms. GUI-VSOP expected to be useful to simplify and speed up the process and analysis of safety aspects.
Compacted Soil Liner Interface Strength Importance
Case Study Compacted Soil Liner Interface Strength Importance Timothy D. Stark, F.ASCE1 ; Hangseok interface is not the geomembrane (GM)/compacted low-permeability soil liner (LPSL) but a soil�soil interface placing the cover soil from bottom to top. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606 .0000556. � 2012 American
Web Interfaces 1 Python Scripts in Browsers
Verschelde, Jan
Web Interfaces 1 Python Scripts in Browsers the web server Apache processing forms with Python scripts Python code to write HTML 2 Web Interfaces for the Determinant dynamic interactive forms passing, 28 October 2013 Scientific Software (MCS 507 L-27) web interfaces 28 October 2013 1 / 42 #12;Web
Effects of Monolayer Density and Bulk Ionic Strength on Acid-Base Equilibria at the Air/Water Interface
Eisenthal, Kenneth B.
using the method of second harmonic generation. If it is assumed that the amphiphiles are uniformly distributed at the interface, the application of the Gouy-Chapman model yields pKa values ranging from 10 of the interface, i.e., there are amphiphiles islands of "liquid phase" density immersed in a "gas phase" of very
Adaptive Brain-Computer Interface Passive brain-computer interfaces are designed to use
Boetticher, Gary D.
Adaptive Brain-Computer Interface Abstract Passive brain-computer interfaces are designed to use brain activity as an additional input, allowing the adaptation of the interface in real time according to the user's mental state. While most current brain computer interface research (BCI) is designed for direct
Heat transfer in soft nanoscale interfaces: the influence of interface curvature
Kjelstrup, Signe
Heat transfer in soft nanoscale interfaces: the influence of interface curvature Anders Lervik transient non-equilibrium molecular-dynamics simulations, heat-transfer through nanometer-scale interfaces processes. We show that the modeling of heat transfer across a nanodroplet/fluid interface requires
In Proceedings of Ubicomp 2005, Tokyo, Japan Fast And Robust Interface Generation for
Gajos, Krzysztof
Applications Krzysztof Gajos, David Christianson, Raphael Hoffmann, Tal Shaked, Kiera Henning, Jing Jing Long models of the interface and desired hardware device and Supple uses decision-theoretic optimization and describes key extensions that barred the previous ver- sion (reported in [3]) from practical application
Grid Portal Interface for Interactive Use and Monitoring of High-Throughput Proteome
Bourne, Philip E.
Grid Portal Interface for Interactive Use and Monitoring of High-Throughput Proteome Annotation software on a high performance computing platform such as the grid. The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) project application to drive grid software development. It is a flagship application for the TeraGrid project [3
An Interactive, physics-based unmanned ground vehicle simulator leveraging open source gaming technology: Progress in the development and application of the virtual autonomous navigation environment (VANE) desktop
Kewlani, Gaurav
It is widely recognized that simulation is pivotal to vehicle development, whether manned or unmanned. There are few dedicated choices, however, for those wishing to perform realistic, end-to-end simulations of unmanned ...
Water Dynamics at Rough Interfaces
Markus Rosenstihl; Kerstin K�mpf; Felix Klameth; Matthias Sattig; Michael Vogel
We use molecular dynamics computer simulations and nuclear magnetic resonance experiments to investigate the dynamics of water at interfaces of molecular roughness and low mobility. We find that, when approaching such interfaces, the structural relaxation of water, i.e., the $\\alpha$ process, slows down even when specific attractive interactions are absent. This prominent effect is accompanied by a smooth transition from Vogel to Arrhenius temperature dependence and by a growing importance of jump events. Consistently, at protein surfaces, deviations from Arrhenius behavior are weak when free water does not exist. Furthermore, in nanoporous silica, a dynamic crossover of liquid water occurs when a fraction of solid water forms near 225 K and, hence, the liquid dynamics changes from bulk-like to interface-dominated. At sufficiently low temperatures, water exhibits a quasi-universal $\\beta$ process, which is characterized by an activation energy of $E_a\\!=\\!0.5$ eV and involves anisotropic reorientation about large angles. As a consequence of its large amplitude, the faster $\\beta$ process destroys essentially all orientational correlation, rendering observation of a possible slower $\\alpha$ process difficult in standard experiments. Nevertheless, we find indications for the existence of structural relaxation down to a glass transition of interfacial water near 185 K. Hydrated proteins show a highly restricted backbone motion with an amplitude, which decreases upon cooling and vanishes at comparable temperatures, providing evidence for a high relevance of water rearrangements in the hydration shell for secondary protein relaxations.
Evolution of the Architecture of the ATLAS Metadata Interface (AMI)
Odier, Jerome; The ATLAS collaboration; Fulachier, Jerome; Lambert, Fabian
The ATLAS Metadata Interface (AMI) is now a mature application. Over the years, the number of users and the number of provided functions has dramatically increased. It is necessary to adapt the hardware infrastructure in a seamless way so that the quality of service remains high. We describe the evolution from the beginning of the application life, using one server with a MySQL backend database, to the current state in which a cluster of virtual machines on the French Tier 1 cloud at Lyon, an Oracle database also at Lyon, with replication to Oracle at CERN and a back-up server are used.
Computational costs of data definition at the quantum - classical interface
Chris Fields
Model-independent semantic requirements for user specification and interpretation of data before and after quantum computations are characterized. Classical computational costs of assigning classical data values to quantum registers and to run-time parameters passed across a classical-to-quantum application programming interface are derived. It is shown that the classical computational costs of data definition equal or exceed the classical computational cost of solving the problem of interest for all applications of quantum computing except computations defined over the integers and the simulation of linear systems with linear boundary conditions.
Plastic flow in solids with interfaces
Anurag Gupta; David Steigmann
A non-equilibrium theory of isothermal and diffusionless evolution of incoherent interfaces within a plastically deforming solid is developed. The irreversible dynamics of the interface are driven by its normal motion, incoherency (slip and misorientation), and an intrinsic plastic flow; and purely by plastic deformation in the bulk away from the interface. Using the continuum theory for defect distribution (in bulk and over the interface) we formulate a general kinematical framework, derive relevant balance laws and jump conditions, and prescribe a thermodynamically consistent constitutive/kinetic structure for interface evolution.
Migration of the ATLAS Metadata Interface (AMI) to Web 2.0 and cloud
Odier, Jerome; The ATLAS collaboration; Fulachier, Jerome; Lambert, Fabian
The ATLAS Metadata Interface (AMI), a mature application of more than 10 years of existence, is currently under adaptation to some recently available technologies. The web interfaces, which previously manipulated XML documents using XSL transformations, are being migrated to Asynchronous JavaScript (AJAX). Web development is considerably simplified by the introduction of a framework based on JQuery and Twitter Bootstrap. Finally, the AMI services are being migrated to an OpenStack cloud infrastructure.
Administering truncated receive functions in a parallel messaging interface
Archer, Charles J; Blocksome, Michael A; Ratterman, Joseph D; Smith, Brian E
Administering truncated receive functions in a parallel messaging interface (`PMI`) of a parallel computer comprising a plurality of compute nodes coupled for data communications through the PMI and through a data communications network, including: sending, through the PMI on a source compute node, a quantity of data from the source compute node to a destination compute node; specifying, by an application on the destination compute node, a portion of the quantity of data to be received by the application on the destination compute node and a portion of the quantity of data to be discarded; receiving, by the PMI on the destination compute node, all of the quantity of data; providing, by the PMI on the destination compute node to the application on the destination compute node, only the portion of the quantity of data to be received by the application; and discarding, by the PMI on the destination compute node, the portion of the quantity of data to be discarded.
Sum-Frequency Generation from Chiral Media and Interfaces
Ji, Na
Sum frequency generation (SFG), a second-order nonlinear optical process, is electric-dipole forbidden in systems with inversion symmetry. As a result, it has been used to study chiral media and interfaces, systems intrinsically lacking inversion symmetry. This thesis describes recent progresses in the applications of and new insights into SFG from chiral media and interfaces. SFG from solutions of chiral amino acids is investigated, and a theoretical model explaining the origin and the strength of the chiral signal in electronic-resonance SFG spectroscopy is discussed. An interference scheme that allows us to distinguish enantiomers by measuring both the magnitude and the phase of the chiral SFG response is described, as well as a chiral SFG microscope producing chirality-sensitive images with sub-micron resolution. Exploiting atomic and molecular parity nonconservation, the SFG process is also used to solve the Ozma problems. Sum frequency vibrational spectroscopy is used to obtain the adsorption behavior of leucine molecules at air-water interfaces. With poly(tetrafluoroethylene) as a model system, we extend the application of this surface-sensitive vibrational spectroscopy to fluorine-containing polymers.
Surface rheology and interface stability.
Yaklin, Melissa A.; Cote, Raymond O.; Moffat, Harry K.; Grillet, Anne Mary; Walker, Lynn; Koehler, Timothy P.; Reichert, Matthew D. (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA); Castaneda, Jaime N.; Mondy, Lisa Ann; Brooks, Carlton, F.
We have developed a mature laboratory at Sandia to measure interfacial rheology, using a combination of home-built, commercially available, and customized commercial tools. An Interfacial Shear Rheometer (KSV ISR-400) was modified and the software improved to increase sensitivity and reliability. Another shear rheometer, a TA Instruments AR-G2, was equipped with a du Nouey ring, bicone geometry, and a double wall ring. These interfacial attachments were compared to each other and to the ISR. The best results with the AR-G2 were obtained with the du Nouey ring. A Micro-Interfacial Rheometer (MIR) was developed in house to obtain the much higher sensitivity given by a smaller probe. However, it was found to be difficult to apply this technique for highly elastic surfaces. Interfaces also exhibit dilatational rheology when the interface changes area, such as occurs when bubbles grow or shrink. To measure this rheological response we developed a Surface Dilatational Rheometer (SDR), in which changes in surface tension with surface area are measured during the oscillation of the volume of a pendant drop or bubble. All instruments were tested with various surfactant solutions to determine the limitations of each. In addition, foaming capability and foam stability were tested and compared with the rheology data. It was found that there was no clear correlation of surface rheology with foaming/defoaming with different types of surfactants, but, within a family of surfactants, rheology could predict the foam stability. Diffusion of surfactants to the interface and the behavior of polyelectrolytes were two subjects studied with the new equipment. Finally, surface rheological terms were added to a finite element Navier-Stokes solver and preliminary testing of the code completed. Recommendations for improved implementation were given. When completed we plan to use the computations to better interpret the experimental data and account for the effects of the underlying bulk fluid.
Shunt attachment and method for interfacing current collection systems
Denney, P.E.; Iyer, N.C.; Hannan, W.F. III.
A composite brush to shunt attachment wherein a volatile component of a composite but mostly metallic brush, used for current collection purposes, does not upon welding or brazing, adversely affect the formation of the interfacial bond with a conductive shunt which carries the current from the zone of the brush. The brush to shunt attachment for a brush material of copper-graphite composite and a shunt of copper, or substituting silver for copper as an alternative, is made through a hot isostatic pressing (HIP). The HIP process includes applying high pressure and temperature simultaneously at the brush to shunt interface, after it has been isolated or canned in a metal casing in which the air adjacent to the interface has been evacuated and the interfacial area has been sealed before the application of pressure and temperature. 6 figs.
Shunt attachment and method for interfacing current collection systems
Denney, Paul E. (State College, PA); Iyer, Natraj C. (Columbia, SC); Hannan, III, William F. (Monroeville Boro, PA)
A composite brush to shunt attachment wherein a volatile component of a composite but mostly metallic brush, used for current collection purposes, does not upon welding or brazing, adversely affect the formation of the interfacial bond with a conductive shunt which carries the current from the zone of the brush. The brush to shunt attachment for a brush material of copper-graphite composite and a shunt of copper, or substituting silver for copper as an alternative, is made through a hot isostatic pressing (HIP). The HIP process includes applying high pressure and temperature simultaneously at the brush to shunt interface, after it has been isolated or canned in a metal casing in which the air adjacent to the interface has been evacuated and the interfacial area has been sealed before the application of pressure and temperature.
Graphical user interface for image acquisition and processing
Goldberg, Kenneth A. (Berkeley, CA)
An event-driven GUI-based image acquisition interface for the IDL programming environment designed for CCD camera control and image acquisition directly into the IDL environment where image manipulation and data analysis can be performed, and a toolbox of real-time analysis applications. Running the image acquisition hardware directly from IDL removes the necessity of first saving images in one program and then importing the data into IDL for analysis in a second step. Bringing the data directly into IDL creates an opportunity for the implementation of IDL image processing and display functions in real-time. program allows control over the available charge coupled device (CCD) detector parameters, data acquisition, file saving and loading, and image manipulation and processing, all from within IDL. The program is built using IDL's widget libraries to control the on-screen display and user interface.
Wang, J.J.
A material configuration of central importance in microelectronics, optoelectronics, and thermal barrier coating technology is a thin or thick film of one material deposited onto a substrate of a different material. Fabrication of such a structure inevitably gives rise to stress in the film due to lattice mismatch, differing coefficients of thermal expansion, chemical reactions, or other physical effects. Therefore, in general, the weakest link in this composite system often resides at the interface between the film and substrate. In order to make multi-layered electronic devices and structural composites with long-term reliability, the fracture behavior of the material interfaces must be known. Unfortunately, none of the state-of-the-art testing methods for evaluating interface fracture toughness is fully conformed to fracture mechanics theory, as is evident from the severe scatter in the existing data and the procedure dependence in film/coating evaluation methods. This project is intended to address the problems associated with this deficiency and offers an innovative testing procedure for the determination of interface fracture toughness applicable to coating materials in general. This new approach and the associated bi-material fracture mechanics development proposed for evaluating interface fracture toughness are described herein. The effort includes development of specimen configuration and related instrumentation set-up, testing procedures, postmortem examination, and analytical evaluation. A spiral notch torsion fracture toughness test system was utilized. The objective of the testing procedure described is to enable the development of new coating materials by providing a reliable method for use in assessing their performance. This innovative technology for measuring interface toughness was demonstrated for oxide scales formed on high-temperature alloys of MA956. The estimated energy release rate (in terms of J-integral) at the interface of the alumina scale and MA956 substrate is 3.7 N-m/m{sup 2}, and the estimated equivalent Mode I fracture toughness is 1.1 MPa {radical}m. This innovative technique is expected to greatly assist the development of coating materials with improved protective capabilities and provide a reliable method for use in assessing material performance.
High Performance Thermal Interface Technology Overview
R. Linderman; T. Brunschwiler; B. Smith; B. Michel
An overview on recent developments in thermal interfaces is given with a focus on a novel thermal interface technology that allows the formation of 2-3 times thinner bondlines with strongly improved thermal properties at lower assembly pressures. This is achieved using nested hierarchical surface channels to control the particle stacking with highly particle-filled materials. Reliability testing with thermal cycling has also demonstrated a decrease in thermal resistance after extended times with longer overall lifetime compared to a flat interface.
Flexible feature interface for multimedia sources
Coffland, Douglas R. (Livermore, CA)
A flexible feature interface for multimedia sources system that includes a single interface for the addition of features and functions to multimedia sources and for accessing those features and functions from remote hosts. The interface utilizes the export statement: export "C" D11Export void FunctionName(int argc, char ** argv,char * result, SecureSession *ctrl) or the binary equivalent of the export statement.
Moment of Fluid Interface Reconstruction with Filaments
Jemison, Matthew B. [Los Alamos National Laboratory
A moving system made up of multiple fluids (e.g. air and water) may be defined by an evolving interface with a changing topology. MOF uses a piecewise linear interface reconstruction to numerically model deforming boundaries. Given a volume fraction V and reference centroid x for a material in cell {Omega}, we seek to find an interface {Gamma} that exactly captures V and minimizes error in x. This differs from Volume of Fluid methods.
Papautsky, Ian
in the CCM Bulletin which can be downloaded from ccm.uc.edu/admissions/ application. You will automatically be considered for a talent-based scholarship when you audition/ interview for entrance into CCM. These awards would also like to invite you to tour CCM's excellent facilities and observe some classes and ensemble
Elastic Wave Behavior Across Linear Slip Interfaces
Schoenberg, M.
plane waves incident at arbitrary angles upon a plane linear slip interface are computed ... Also included in these sections is an analysis ... ish, Ut is of the form.
Contested Material Interface Shows Mixing | EMSL
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EMSL, scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University College London have shown that intermixing occurs at the interface of two perovskites - lanthanum...
Advanced Power Electronics Interfaces for Distributed Energy Workshop Summary: August 24, 2006, Sacramento, California
Treanton, B.; Palomo, J.; Kroposki, B.; Thomas, H.
The Advanced Power Electronics Interfaces for Distributed Energy Workshop, sponsored by the California Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research program and organized by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was held Aug. 24, 2006, in Sacramento, Calif. The workshop provided a forum for industry stakeholders to share their knowledge and experience about technologies, manufacturing approaches, markets, and issues in power electronics for a range of distributed energy resources. It focused on the development of advanced power electronic interfaces for distributed energy applications and included discussions of modular power electronics, component manufacturing, and power electronic applications.
Migration of the ATLAS Metadata Interface (AMI) to Web 2.0 and cloud
Odier, Jerome; The ATLAS collaboration; Fulachier, Jerome; Lambert, Fabian
The ATLAS Metadata Interface (AMI) can be considered to be a mature application because it has existed for at least 10 years. Over the last year, we have been adapting the application to some recently available technologies. The web interface, which previously manipulated XML documents using XSL transformations, has been migrated to Asynchronous Java Script (AJAX). Web development has been considerably simplified by the development of a framework for AMI based on JQuery and Twitter Bootstrap. Finally there has been a major upgrade of the python web service client.
iAPBS: a programming interface to Adaptive Poisson-Boltzmann Solver
Konecny, Robert; Baker, Nathan A.; McCammon, J. A.
The Adaptive Poisson-Boltzmann Solver (APBS) is a state-of-the-art suite for performing Poisson-Boltzmann electrostatic calculations on biomolecules. The iAPBS package provides a modular programmatic interface to the APBS library of electrostatic calculation routines. The iAPBS interface library can be linked with a Fortran or C/C++ program thus making all of the APBS functionality available from within the application. Several application modules for popular molecular dynamics simulation packages -- Amber, NAMD and CHARMM are distributed with iAPBS allowing users of these packages to perform implicit solvent electrostatic calculations with APBS.
Message Passing Interface for Python 1 the Message Passing Interface (MPI)
Verschelde, Jan
Message Passing Interface for Python 1 the Message Passing Interface (MPI) MPI and MPI for Python, and gather processing numpy arrays 3 Probing for Messages nonblocking communications MCS 507 Lecture 38 L-38) MPI for Python 22 November 2013 1 / 37 #12;Message Passing Interface for Python 1 the Message
Thermal Performance and Reliability Characterization of Bonded Interface Materials (BIMs): Preprint
DeVoto, D.; Paret, P.; Mihalic, M.; Narumanchi, S.; Bar-Cohen, A.; Matin, K.
Thermal interface materials are an important enabler for low thermal resistance and reliable electronics packaging for a wide array of applications. There is a trend towards bonded interface materials (BIMs) because of their potential for low thermal resistivity (< 1 mm2K/W). However, BIMs induce thermomechanical stresses in the package and can be prone to failures and integrity risks. Deteriorated interfaces can result in high thermal resistance in the package and degradation and/or failure of the electronics. DARPA's Thermal Management Technologies program has addressed this challenge, supporting the development of mechanically-compliant, low resistivity nano-thermal interface (NTI) materials. In this work, we describe the testing procedure and report the results of NREL's thermal performance and reliability characterization of an initial sample of four different NTI-BIMs.
LaTiO?/KTaO? interfaces: A new two-dimensional electron gas system
DOE Public Access Gateway for Energy & Science Beta (PAGES Beta)
Zou, K.; Ismail-Beigi, Sohrab; Kisslinger, Kim; Shen, Xuan; Su, Dong; Walker, F. J.; Ahn, C. H.
We report a new 2D electron gas (2DEG) system at the interface between a Mott insulator, LaTiO?, and a band insulator, KTaO?. For LaTiO?/KTaO? interfaces, we observe metallic conduction from 2 K to 300 K. One serious technological limitation of SrTiO?-based conducting oxide interfaces for electronics applications is the relatively low carrier mobility (0.5-10 cm�/V s) of SrTiO? at room temperature. By using KTaO?, we achieve mobilities in LaTiO?/KTaO? interfaces as high as 21 cm�/V s at room temperature, over a factor of 3 higher than observed in doped bulk SrTiO?. By density functional theory, we attribute the higher mobilitymore��in KTaO? 2DEGs to the smaller effective mass for electrons in KTaO?.��less
The Toom Interface Via Coupling
Nick Crawford; Wojciech de Roeck
We consider a one dimensional interacting particle system which describes the effective interface dynamics of the two dimensional Toom model at low temperature and noise. We prove a number of basic properties of this model. First we consider the dynamics on a half open finite interval $[1, N)$, bounding the mixing time from above by $2N$. Then we consider the model defined on the integers. Due to infinite range interaction, this is a non-Feller process that we can define starting from product Bernoulli measures with density $p \\in (0, 1)$, but not from arbitrary measures. We show, under a modest technical condition, that the only possible invariant measures are those product Bernoulli measures. We further show that the unique stationary measure on $[-k, \\infty)$ converges weakly to a product Bernoulli measure on $\\Z$ as $k \\rightarrow \\infty$.
Conduction at a ferroelectric interface
DOE Public Access Gateway for Energy & Science Beta (PAGES Beta)
Marshall, Matthew S. J.; Malashevich, Andrei; Disa, Ankit S.; Han, Myung-Guen; Chen, Hanghui; Zhu, Yimei; Ismail-Beigi, Sohrab; Walker, Frederick J.; Ahn, Charles H.
Typical logic elements utilizing the field effect rely on the change in carrier concentration due to the field in the channel region of the device. Ferroelectric-field-effect devices provide a nonvolatile version of this effect due to the stable polarization order parameter in the ferroelectric. In this work, we describe an oxide/ oxide ferroelectric heterostructure device based on (001)-oriented PbZr??.?Ti?.?O?-LaNiO? where the dominant change in conductivity is a result of a significant mobility change in the interfacial channel region. The effect is confined to a few atomic layers at the interface and is reversible by switching the ferroelectric polarization. More interestingly,more��in one polarization state, the field effect induces a 1.7-eV shift of the interfacial bands to create a new conducting channel in the interfacial PbO layer of the ferroelectric.��less
Conduction at a ferroelectric interface
Marshall, Matthew S. J. [Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States); Malashevich, Andrei [Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States); Disa, Ankit S. [Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States); Han, Myung-Guen [Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Chen, Hanghui [Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States); Zhu, Yimei [Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Ismail-Beigi, Sohrab [Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States); Walker, Frederick J. [Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States); Ahn, Charles H. [Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States);
Typical logic elements utilizing the field effect rely on the change in carrier concentration due to the field in the channel region of the device. Ferroelectric-field-effect devices provide a nonvolatile version of this effect due to the stable polarization order parameter in the ferroelectric. In this work, we describe an oxide/ oxide ferroelectric heterostructure device based on (001)-oriented PbZr??.?Ti?.?O?-LaNiO? where the dominant change in conductivity is a result of a significant mobility change in the interfacial channel region. The effect is confined to a few atomic layers at the interface and is reversible by switching the ferroelectric polarization. More interestingly, in one polarization state, the field effect induces a 1.7-eV shift of the interfacial bands to create a new conducting channel in the interfacial PbO layer of the ferroelectric.
Glass Transition, Cooperativity and Interfaces
Salez, Thomas; Dalnoki-Veress, Kari; Rapha�l, Elie; Forrest, James A
We introduce a minimal theory of glass formation based on the physical ideas of molecular crowding and resultant cooperative motion, and address the effects of free interfaces on dynamics. First, we obtain a simple scaling expression for the diverging number of particles taking part in bulk cooperative relaxation as the system approaches kinetic arrest, and in doing so provide a robust derivation of the Adam and Gibbs description of cooperative dynamics. Then, by including thermal expansivity of the material, the Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann relation is derived. Moreover, we predict a temperature-dependent expression for the cooperative length $\\xi$ of bulk relaxation, and explore the influence of sample boundaries on the glassy dynamics when the system size becomes comparable to $\\xi$. The theory is in full agreement with measurements of the glass transition temperature of thin polystyrene films. This agreement comes with two adjustable parameters, the critical interparticle distance and the Vogel temperature. Alth...
Interface dynamics for layered structures
Takao Ohta; David Jasnow
We investigate dynamics of large scale and slow deformations of layered structures. Starting from the respective model equations for a non-conserved system, a conserved system and a binary fluid, we derive the interface equations which are a coupled set of equations for deformations of the boundaries of each domain. A further reduction of the degrees of freedom is possible for a non-conserved system such that internal motion of each domain is adiabatically eliminated. The resulting equation of motion contains only the displacement of the center of gravity of domains, which is equivalent to the phase variable of a periodic structure. Thus our formulation automatically includes the phase dynamics of layered structures. In a conserved system and a binary fluid, however, the internal motion of domains turns out to be a slow variable in the long wavelength limit because of concentration conservation. Therefore a reduced description only involving the phase variable is not generally justified.
CloneCloud: Boosting Mobile Device Applications Through Cloud Clone Execution
Chun, Byung-Gon; Maniatis, Petros; Naik, Mayur
Mobile applications are becoming increasingly ubiquitous and provide ever richer functionality on mobile devices. At the same time, such devices often enjoy strong connectivity with more powerful machines ranging from laptops and desktops to commercial clouds. This paper presents the design and implementation of CloneCloud, a system that automatically transforms mobile applications to benefit from the cloud. The system is a flexible application partitioner and execution runtime that enables unmodified mobile applications running in an application-level virtual machine to seamlessly off-load part of their execution from mobile devices onto device clones operating in a computational cloud. CloneCloud uses a combination of static analysis and dynamic profiling to optimally and automatically partition an application so that it migrates, executes in the cloud, and re-integrates computation in a fine-grained manner that makes efficient use of resources. Our evaluation shows that CloneCloud can achieve up to 21.2x s...
A simple OASIS interface E. Maisonnave
A simple OASIS interface for CESM E. Maisonnave TR/CMGC/11/63 #12;#12;Index Strategy............................................................................................. 7 Annex 1: OASIS3 interface implementation on CESM..................................... 9 Annex 2. Taking advantage of the IS-ENES OASIS Dedicated User Support program, a COSMO/CLM coupling framework has
OASIS4 coupling interface implementation on ETHZ'
OASIS4 coupling interface implementation on ETHZ' land-atmosphere coupled model E. Maisonnave WN 9 2010 at ETH, Z�rich(Switzerland), I implement and validate an OASIS4 interface for a regional) and a land scheme (CLM, NCAR) model have been coupled with OASIS4, at low resolution on a MPP scalar machine
Internal and Interface Shear Strength of
Zornberg, Jorge G.
1 Internal and Interface Shear Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs): Additional Data by John Liners (GCLs): Additional Data Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) are prefabricated geocomposite materials., Zornberg, Jorge G., and Swan, Jr., Robert H. Internal and Interface Shear Strength of Geosynthetic Clay
Model Checking User Interfaces Abigail Cauchi
Pace, Gordon J.
Model Checking User Interfaces Abigail Cauchi Dept of Computer Science University of Malta firstname.lastname@example.com Gordon Pace Dept of Computer Science University of Malta email@example.com Sandro Spina Dept of Computer Science University of Malta firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract User interfaces
Intelligent interface for design and simulation
Draisin, W.; Peter, E.
We are developing a system composed of intelligent interfaces, expert systems, and databases that uses artificial intelligence techniques to simplify the use of large simulation codes and to help design complicated physical devices. The simulation codes are used in analyzing and designing weapons, and the devices are themselves parts of weapon systems. From a designer's point of view, the simulation process is the same no matter what is being simulated. In the course of developing two intelligent interfaces for the design of nuclear weapons, we have found that data-driven programming is a useful technique for implementing an open-ended user interface to assist the designer. We discuss the simulation process as it is done now and as it could be done with intelligent interfaces. We then discuss the use of data-driven programming in a database environment to support an interface for an arbitrary number of simulation codes. 3 figs.
An environment for the rapid prototyping of user interfaces
Harbert, Joe Andrew
, Tom Slade, Mark Lease, Randy Duncan. Mike O'Neah and John DeSoi. Also. thanks go to the Lockheed Software Technology Center and the Texas A&M Laboratory for Software Research for the funding and inspiration for this research. vi TABLE OF CO... Requirements GSS Prototypes . Prototype Application Display Generator Icon Generator Research Overview I I BACKGROUND 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 A Specification Language I'or Direct Manipulation User Interfaces LabVIEW . MIKE: Menu Interaction Kontrol...
Anomalous magnetic behavior at the graphene/Co interface
Mandal, Sumit; Saha, Shyamal K., E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032 (India)
An intensive theoretical study on the interaction between graphene and transition metal atom has been carried out; however, its experimental verification is still lacking. To explore the theoretical prediction of antiferromagnetic coupling due to charge transfer between graphene and cobalt, epitaxial layer of cobalt is grown on graphene surface. Predicted antiferromagnetic interaction with Neel temperature (T{sub N}???32?K) which anomalously shifts to higher temperature (34?K) and becomes more prominent under application of magnetic field of 1 T is reported. Lowering of magnetoresistance as a consequence of this antiferromagnetic coupling at the interface is also observed.
Papautsky, Ian
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Quasi 2D Materials: Raman Nanometrology and Thermal Management Applications
Shahil, Khan Mohammad Farhan
Based Thermal Interface Materials for the Next GenerationA), Applications and Materials 208, 1, 144-146 (2011). M. Z.A) Applications and Materials 208, 1, 144-146 (2011). M. Z.
Some new applications of supercapacitors in power electronic systems�
Palma Fanjul, Leonardo Manuel
This thesis explores some new applications in power electronics for supercapacitors. This involves the design and development of dc-dc converters to interface the supercapacitor banks with the rest of the power electronic system. Two applications...
Thermodynamic and morphological transitions in crystalline and soft material interfaces
Tang, Ming, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Interfaces are defects present in all materials. Interface transitions are characterized by abrupt changes in interface structure, chemistry and/or morphology under suitable conditions. They exist in many material systems ...
Direct Manipulation for Comprehensible, Predictable and Controllable User Interfaces
Golbeck, Jennifer
Direct Manipulation for Comprehensible, Predictable and Controllable User Interfaces Ben that are comprehensible, predictable and controllable. Direct manipulation interfaces are seen as more likely candidates Research University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Abstract: Direct manipulation user interfaces have
Improved performance of railcar/rail truck interface components
Story, Brett Alan
The objective of this research is to improve the railcar/rail truck interface by developing a low maintenance bearing interface with a favorable friction coefficient. Friction and wear at the center bowl/center plate bearing interface cause high...
Improved performance of railcar/rail truck interface components�
Story, Brett Alan
The objective of this research is to improve the railcar/rail truck interface by developing a low maintenance bearing interface with a favorable friction coefficient. Friction and wear at the center bowl/center plate bearing interface cause high...
Capillary migration of microdisks on curved interfaces
Lu Yao; Nima Sharifi-Mood; Iris B. Liu; Kathleen J. Stebe
The capillary energy landscape for particles on curved fluid interfaces is strongly influenced by the particle wetting conditions. Contact line pinning has now been widely reported for colloidal particles, but its implications in capillary interactions have not been addressed. Here, we present experiment and analysis for disks with pinned contact lines on curved fluid interfaces. In experiment, we study microdisk migration on a host interface with zero mean curvature; the microdisks have contact lines pinned at their sharp edges and are sufficiently small that gravitational effects are negligible. The disks migrate away from planar regions toward regions of steep curvature with capillary energies inferred from the dissipation along particle trajectories which are linear in the deviatoric curvature. We derive the curvature capillary energy for an interface with arbitrary curvature, and discuss each contribution to the expression. By adsorbing to a curved interface, a particle eliminates a patch of fluid interface and perturbs the surrounding interface shape. Analysis predicts that perfectly smooth, circular disks do not migrate, and that nanometric deviations from a planar circular, contact line, like those around a weakly roughened planar disk, will drive migration with linear dependence on deviatoric curvature, in agreement with experiment.
ATHENA, the Desktop Human "Body"
Iyer, Rashi; Harris, Jennifer
Creating surrogate human organs, coupled with insights from highly sensitive mass spectrometry technologies, a new project is on the brink of revolutionizing the way we screen new drugs and toxic agents. ATHENA, the Advanced Tissue-engineered Human Ectypal Network Analyzer project team, is developing four human organ constructs - liver, heart, lung and kidney - that are based on a significantly miniaturized platform. Each organ component will be about the size of a smartphone screen, and the whole ATHENA "body" of interconnected organs would fit neatly on a desk. "By developing this 'homo minutus,' we are stepping beyond the need for animal or Petri dish testing: There are huge benefits in developing drug and toxicity analysis systems that can mimic the response of actual human organs," said Rashi Iyer, a senior scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the lead laboratory on the five-year, $19 million multi-institutional effort. The project is supported by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Some 40 percent of pharmaceuticals fail their clinical trials, Iyer noted, and there are thousands of chemicals whose effects on humans are simply unknown. Providing a realistic, cost-effective and rapid screening system such as ATHENA with high-throughput capabilities could provide major benefits to the medical field, screening more accurately and offering a greater chance of clinical trial success.
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ATHENA, the Desktop Human "Body"
Iyer, Rashi; Harris, Jennifer
Creating surrogate human organs, coupled with insights from highly sensitive mass spectrometry technologies, a new project is on the brink of revolutionizing the way we screen new drugs and toxic agents. ATHENA, the Advanced Tissue-engineered Human Ectypal Network Analyzer project team, is developing four human organ constructs - liver, heart, lung and kidney - that are based on a significantly miniaturized platform. Each organ component will be about the size of a smartphone screen, and the whole ATHENA "body" of interconnected organs would fit neatly on a desk. "By developing this 'homo minutus,' we are stepping beyond the need for animal or Petri dish testing: There are huge benefits in developing drug and toxicity analysis systems that can mimic the response of actual human organs," said Rashi Iyer, a senior scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the lead laboratory on the five-year, $19 million multi-institutional effort. The project is supported by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Some 40 percent of pharmaceuticals fail their clinical trials, Iyer noted, and there are thousands of chemicals whose effects on humans are simply unknown. Providing a realistic, cost-effective and rapid screening system such as ATHENA with high-throughput capabilities could provide major benefits to the medical field, screening more accurately and offering a greater chance of clinical trial success.
A 2D Graphics Interface Based on CGI Version 1.0
Clausen, Michael
) standards for device independent driving of graphics hardware, both issued from standardization institutes#12; CGI ++ A 2D Graphics Interface Based on CGI Version 1.0 Dieter W. Fellner Martin Fischer Currently, designers of 2D graphics applications have to deal with several (and unfor tunately incompatible
The Natural Materials Browser: Using a Tablet Interface for Exploring Volumetric Materials Science Datasets
Hollerer, Tobias
The Natural Materials Browser: Using a Tablet Interface for Exploring Volumetric Materials Science firstname.lastname@example.com Tony Fast Department of Materials Science Georgia Institute of Technology Barbara firstname.lastname@example.com ABSTRACT We present a novel tablet application, the Natural Materials Browser
Network Management Unit (NMU): A Network Interface Architecture for Job-Level
Lee, Thomas H.
Network Management Unit (NMU): A Network Interface Architecture for Job-Level Protection Domains and propose job-level protection domains as a new high-level building block for distributed applications. We that it efficiently implements job- level protection domains and argue that this allows programmers to productively
PFP Interface identification and management planning guide
The purpose of-this planning guide is to present the process used to identify, document, and control PFP Stabilization and Deactivation Project interfaces. Revisions to this document will include, as attachments, the most recent version of the Project Interface Management List. A preliminary Interface Management List is included in Appendix A. This document is intended be a Project owned management tool. As such, this document will periodically require revisions resulting from improvements of the information, processes, and techniques as now described. For most revisions that suggest improved processes, PFP management approval is all that will be required.
Electrode/electrolyte interface. A status report
Bard, A.J. (Univ. of Texas, Austin (United States)); Abruna, H.D. (Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)); Chidsey, C.E. (Stanford Univ., CA (United States)); Faulkner, L.R. (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (United States)); Feldberg, S.W. (Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)); Itaya, Kingo (Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)); Majda, M. (Univ. of California, Berkeley (United States)); Melroy, O. (IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA (United States)); Murray, R.W. (Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (United States)); Porter, M.D. (Iowa State Univ., Ames (United States)); Soriaga, M.P. (Texas A M Univ., College Station (United States)); White, H.S. (Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City (United States))
This is a report of a workshop on the [open quotes]state of the art[close quotes] and potential future directions in the study of the electrode/electrolyte interface. Recent advances in experimental capabilities of characterizing the structure of the interface, e.g., through the use of such techniques as scanning tunneling microscopy and X-ray methods, are described. New approaches to studies of interfacial dynamics and materials aspects of the electrode/electrolyte interface are also discussed. 346 refs., 17 figs.
Ionic Liquid-Enhanced Solid State Electrolyte Interface (SEI...
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Liquid-Enhanced Solid State Electrolyte Interface (SEI) for Lithium Sulfur Batteries. Ionic Liquid-Enhanced Solid State Electrolyte Interface (SEI) for Lithium Sulfur Batteries....
SVG for Automotive User Interfaces Dr. Sbastien Boisgrault
Paris-Sud XI, Universit� de
................................................................................................................. 1 EDONA and Human-Machine Interface Design for the Automotive Industry1 SVG for Automotive User Interfaces Dr. S�bastien Boisg�rault .................................................................................................... 7 SVG standards for automotive HMI modeling
Water Structure at Hematite-Water Interfaces. | EMSL
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Structure at Hematite-Water Interfaces. Water Structure at Hematite-Water Interfaces. Abstract: The atomic-level structure of water at mineral surfaces is an important controlling...
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Advanced Materials and Interfaces for Durable Thermoelectric Automobile Exhaust Waste Heat Harvesting Devices Integration of Advanced Materials and Interfaces for Durable...
Interface-induced magnetism in perovskite quantum wells
Jackson, Clayton A; Stemmer, Susanne
INTERFACE-INDUCED MAGNETISM IN PEROVSKITE . . . PHYSICALR) (2013) Interface-induced magnetism in perovskite quantumelectron gases, and magnetism can all be found in a single
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Interface Materials (TIMs) for Power Electronics Advanced Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) for Power Electronics 2009 DOE Hydrogen Program and Vehicle Technologies Program Annual...
Is the Calcite-Water Interface Understood? Direct Comparisons...
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Is the Calcite-Water Interface Understood? Direct Comparisons of Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Specular X-ray Reflectivity Is the Calcite-Water Interface Understood? Direct...
Commercial Building Energy Asset Scoring Tool Application Programming Interface
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Emergent Phenomena at Oxide Interfaces
Hwang, H.Y.
Transition metal oxides (TMOs) are an ideal arena for the study of electronic correlations because the s-electrons of the transition metal ions are removed and transferred to oxygen ions, and hence the strongly correlated d-electrons determine their physical properties such as electrical transport, magnetism, optical response, thermal conductivity, and superconductivity. These electron correlations prohibit the double occupancy of metal sites and induce a local entanglement of charge, spin, and orbital degrees of freedom. This gives rise to a variety of phenomena, e.g., Mott insulators, various charge/spin/orbital orderings, metal-insulator transitions, multiferroics, and superconductivity. In recent years, there has been a burst of activity to manipulate these phenomena, as well as create new ones, using oxide heterostructures. Most fundamental to understanding the physical properties of TMOs is the concept of symmetry of the order parameter. As Landau recognized, the essence of phase transitions is the change of the symmetry. For example, ferromagnetic ordering breaks the rotational symmetry in spin space, i.e., the ordered phase has lower symmetry than the Hamiltonian of the system. There are three most important symmetries to be considered here. (i) Spatial inversion (I), defined as r {yields} -r. In the case of an insulator, breaking this symmetry can lead to spontaneous electric polarization, i.e. ferroelectricity, or pyroelectricity once the point group belongs to polar group symmetry. (ii) Time-reversal symmetry (T) defined as t {yields} -t. In quantum mechanics, the time-evolution of the wave-function {Psi} is given by the phase factor e{sup -iEt/{h_bar}} with E being the energy, and hence time-reversal basically corresponds to taking the complex conjugate of the wave-function. Also the spin, which is induced by the 'spinning' of the particle, is reversed by time-reversal. Broken T-symmetry is most naturally associated with magnetism, since the spin operator changes sign with T-operation. (iii) Gauge symmetry (G), which is associated with a change in the phase of the wave-function as {Psi} {yields} e{sup i{theta}}{Psi}. Gauge symmetry is connected to the law of charge conservation, and broken G-symmetry corresponds to superconductivity/superfluidity. To summarize, the interplay among these electronic degrees of freedom produces various forms of symmetry breaking patterns of I, T, and G, leading to novel emergent phenomena, which can appear only by the collective behavior of electrons and cannot be expected from individual electrons. Figure 1 shows this schematically by means of several representative phenomena. From this viewpoint, the interfaces of TMOs offer a unique and important laboratory because I is already broken by the structure itself, and the detailed form of broken I-symmetry can often be designed. Also, two-dimensionality usually enhances the effects of electron correlations by reducing their kinetic energy. These two features of oxide interfaces produce many novel effects and functions that cannot be attained in bulk form. Given that the electromagnetic responses are a major source of the physical properties of solids, and new gauge structures often appear in correlated electronic systems, we put 'emergent electromagnetism' at the center of Fig. 1.
High Integrity Can Design Interfaces
Shaber, E.L.
The National Spent Nuclear Fuel Program is chartered with facilitating the disposition of DOE-owned spent nuclear fuel to allow disposal at a geologic repository. This is done through coordination with the repository program and by assisting DOE Site owners of SNF with needed information, standardized requirements, packaging approaches, etc. The High Integrity Can (HIC) will be manufactured to provide a substitute or barrier enhancement for normal fuel geometry and cladding. The can would be nested inside the DOE standardized canister which is designed to interface with the repository waste package. The HIC approach may provide the following benefits over typical canning approaches for DOE SNF. (a) It allows ready calculation and management of criticality issues for miscellaneous. (b) It segments and further isolates damaged or otherwise problem materials from normal SNF in the repository package. (c) It provides a very long term corrosion barrier. (d) It provides an extra internal pressure barrier for particulates, gaseous fission products, hydrogen, and water vapor. (e) It delays any potential release of fission products to the repository environment. (f) It maintains an additional level of fuel geometry control during design basis accidents, rock-fall, and seismic events. (g) When seal welded, it could provide the additional containment required for shipments involving plutonium content in excess of 20 Ci. (10 CFR 71.63.b) if integrated with an appropriate cask design. Long term corrosion protection is central to the HIC concept. The material selected for the HIC (Hastelloy C-22) has undergone extensive testing for repository service. The most severe theoretical interactions between iron, repository water containing chlorides and other repository construction materials have been tested. These expected chemical species have not been shown capable of corroding the selected HIC material. Therefore, the HIC should provide a significant barrier to DOE SNF dispersal long after most commercial SNF has degraded and begun moving into the repository environment.
Activity based interfaces in online social networks
Laraqui, Jawad
The goal of the project is to explore how activity-based interfaces can create more meaningful experiences for the users and builders of online social networking sites. Medina, a social-networking site based on the idea ...
Autonomous pedestrian interfaces for community networking
Bonanni, Leonardo Amerigo, 1977-
Efforts to bridge the digital divide have concentrated on community computer centers dependent on subsidy and constant supervision. This thesis considers the design of public digital interfaces that are physically and ...
Film bonded fuel cell interface configuration
Kaufman, Arthur (West Orange, NJ); Terry, Peter L. (Chatham, NJ)
The present invention relates to improved elements for use in fuel cell stacks, and more particularly, to a stack having a corrosion-resistant, electrally conductive, fluid-impervious interface member therein.
Electrical interfaces for electromechanical and energy systems
Chaney, Rachel M
The design, construction, and testing of a versatile robot driver circuit is described. The printed circuit board produced can be used as an interface between any two-motor robot and the R31-JP, an eight-bit microcontroller ...
Vibrational sum frequency study on biological interfaces
Lim, Soon Mi
, which is related to molecular orientation. Since the polarizabilities of molecules in bulk phase will be canceled out, a sum frequency signal can only be generated from interfaces where the inversion symmetry is broken. Because of its interfacial...
From corrosion to batteries: Electrochemical interface studies...
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From corrosion to batteries: Electrochemical interface studies Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 11:00am SSRL, Bldg. 137, Rm 226 Dr. Frank Uwe Renner Max-Planck-Institut fr...
BE 780: Brain Machine Interfaces Spring 2013
Vajda, Sandor
BE 780: Brain Machine Interfaces Spring 2013 Instructor: Jason Ritt the readings for an assigned class. Homework 30% Mid-semester Report 30, code, or files of any kind. Reports and final projects must
Engineering nanocarbon interfaces for electron transfer
Hilmer, Andrew J. (Andrew Joseph)
Electron-transfer reactions at nanometer-scale interfaces, such as those presented by single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), are important for emerging optoelectronic and photovoltaic technologies. Electron transfer also ...
GSS, a user interface specification framework
Morris, John Graham
composite of four boxes. 24 Figure 7. A congguration set of three advisory lights, 25 Figure 8. Three airplane icon template example. 26 Figurc 9. Image abstraction manipulation. Figure 10. Rotation about a moving origin. Figure 11. A Symbolic's dynamic... in terms of the small set of con- cepts which make up the ontology. So far, duce issues have been addressed which relate to concept development for a user inter- face ontology: 15 ~ a methodology, ~ gross user interface behavior, ~ user interface...
Comparison of methods to quantify interface trap densities at dielectric/IIIV semiconductor interfaces
Stemmer, Susanne
high-k/III-V interface. 2 Meth- ods to determine the D it ofand capacitance based meth- ods. The dopant concentration
VisPortal: Deploying grid-enabled visualization tools through a web-portal interface
Bethel, Wes; Siegerist, Cristina; Shalf, John; Shetty, Praveenkumar; Jankun-Kelly, T.J.; Kreylos, Oliver; Ma, Kwan-Liu
The LBNL/NERSC Visportal effort explores ways to deliver advanced Remote/Distributed Visualization (RDV) capabilities through a Grid-enabled web-portal interface. The effort focuses on latency tolerant distributed visualization algorithms, GUI designs that are more appropriate for the capabilities of web interfaces, and refactoring parallel-distributed applications to work in a N-tiered component deployment strategy. Most importantly, our aim is to leverage commercially-supported technology as much as possible in order to create a deployable, supportable, and hence viable platform for delivering grid-based visualization services to collaboratory users.
Performance and Reliability of Bonded Interfaces for High-Temperature Packaging (Presentation)
Devoto, D.
The thermal performance and reliability of sintered-silver is being evaluated for power electronics packaging applications. This will be experimentally accomplished by the synthesis of large-area bonded interfaces between metalized substrates that will be subsequently subjected to thermal cycles. A finite element model of crack initiation and propagation in these bonded interfaces will allow for the interpretation of degradation rates by a crack-velocity (V)-stress intensity factor (K) analysis. The experiment is outlined, and the modeling approach is discussed.
NREL's Controllable Grid Interface for Testing Renewable Energy Technologies (Presentation)
Gevorgian, V.
This presentation is an overview of NREL's Controllable Grid Interface capabilities for testing renewable energy technologies.
End-user programming for the Web
Bolin, Michael (Michael Thomas)
On the desktop, an application can specify its user interface down to the last pixel, but on the World Wide Web, a content provider has little control over how the client will view the page once it has been delivered to ...
Balancing Generality and Specificity in Document Management Systems
Edwards, Keith
Balancing Generality and Specificity in Document Management Systems W. Keith Edwards and Anthony La-purpose applications that operate on that document. KEYWORDS: document management, user interfaces, extensible. Our desktop tools are specialized to match our document management tasks and have increased
Adsorption of polymer chains at penetrable interfaces
Gerasimchuk, I. V., E-mail: email@example.com [National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Institute of Magnetism (Ukraine); Sommer, J.-U. [Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden e.V. (Germany); Gerasimchuk, V. S. [National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute' (Ukraine)
We investigate the problem of adsorption (localization) of polymer chains in the system of two penetrable interfaces within the mean-field approximation. The saturation of the polymer system in the limit case of zero bulk concentration is studied. We find the exact solution of this mean-field polymer adsorption problem that opens the possibility to treat various localization problems for polymer chains in such environments using appropriate boundary conditions. The exact solution is controlled by a single scaling variable that describes the coupling between the interfaces due to the polymer chains. We obtain a nonmonotonic behavior of the amount of adsorbed polymers as a function of the distance between the interfaces. This leads to a high-energy and a low-energy phase for the double layer with respect to the amount of polymers localized. At the saturation point, we find the total energy of the system and determine the force acting between the interfaces to be strictly attractive and to monotonically decay to zero when the interface distance increases.
A proposal for a user-level, message passing interface in a distributed memory environment
Dongarra, J.J. [Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Computer Science]|[Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States); Hempel, R. [Gesellschaft fuer Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung mbH Bonn, Sankt Augustin (Germany); Hey, A.J.G. [Southampton Univ. (United Kingdom). Dept. of Electronics and Computer Science; Walker, D.W. [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
This paper describes Message Passing Interface 1 (MPI1), a proposed library interface standard for supporting point-to-point message passing. The intended standard will be provided with Fortran 77 and C interfaces, and will form the basis of a standard high level communication environment featuring collective communication and data distribution transformations. The standard proposed here provides blocking, nonblocking, and synchronized message passing between pairs of processes, with message selectivity by source process and message type. Provision is made for noncontiguous messages. Context control provides a convenient means of avoiding message selectivity conflicts between different phases of an application. The ability to form and manipulate process groups permits task parallelism to be exploited, and is a useful abstraction in controlling certain types of collective communication.
Time integration for diffuse interface models for two-phase flow
Aland, Sebastian, E-mail: email@example.com
We propose a variant of the ?-scheme for diffuse interface models for two-phase flow, together with three new linearization techniques for the surface tension. These involve either additional stabilizing force terms, or a fully implicit coupling of the Navier�Stokes and Cahn�Hilliard equation. In the common case that the equations for interface and flow are coupled explicitly, we find a time step restriction which is very different to other two-phase flow models and in particular is independent of the grid size. We also show that the proposed stabilization techniques can lift this time step restriction. Even more pronounced is the performance of the proposed fully implicit scheme which is stable for arbitrarily large time steps. We demonstrate in a Taylor-flow application that this superior coupling between flow and interface equation can decrease the computation time by several orders of magnitude.
Metal/polymer adhesion enhancement by reactive ion assisted interface bonding and mixing
Wu, P.K. [Department of Physics, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon 97520 (United States)] [Department of Physics, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon 97520 (United States); Lu, T. [Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180 (United States)] [Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180 (United States)
The adhesion strength between sputter deposited Al on Teflon AF 1600 was increased from {lt}0.15N/mm to {gt}0.7N/mm by treating the interface with reactive ion assisted interface bonding and mixing (RIAIBM) and subsequent annealing. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements indicate the RIAIBM process and subsequent annealing promotes material mixing, implantation of the reactive species, bond breaking, and new bond formation at the interface. These factors are known to increase adhesion strength. The implementation of RIAIBM is straight forward and is suitable for application to both metal-on-polymer and polymer-on-metal systems. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}
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and optoelectronic devices, quantum computing, and History, information storage. Highlights, Applications Pierre M the physics of confined carriers and many-body effects. They could also lead to novel device applications quantization regimes. Unlike lithographically defined nanostructures, self-assembled quantum dots can be easily
Implications of interface conventions for morphometric thermodynamics
Andreas Reindl; Markus Bier; S. Dietrich
Several model fluids in contact with planar, spherical, and cylindrical walls are investigated for small number densities within density functional theory. The dependence of the solid-fluid interfacial tension on the curvature of spherical and cylindrical walls is examined and compared with the corresponding expression derived within the framework of morphometric thermodynamics. Particular attention is paid to the implications of the choice of the interface location, which underlies the definition of the interfacial tension. We find that morphometric thermodynamics is never exact for the considered systems and that its quality as an approximation depends sensitively on the choice of the interface location.
Bader, David A.
COMPUTING APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS David A. Bader NEW MEXICO, USA Robert Pennington of the interconnect net- work and related software is shown by comparing the same application running on a large
ShowFlow: A practical interface for groundwater modeling
Tauxe, J.D.
ShowFlow was created to provide a user-friendly, intuitive environment for researchers and students who use computer modeling software. What traditionally has been a workplace available only to those familiar with command-line based computer systems is now within reach of almost anyone interested in the subject of modeling. In the case of this edition of ShowFlow, the user can easily experiment with simulations using the steady state gaussian plume groundwater pollutant transport model SSGPLUME, though ShowFlow can be rewritten to provide a similar interface for any computer model. Included in this thesis is all the source code for both the ShowFlow application for Microsoft{reg sign} Windows{trademark} and the SSGPLUME model, a User's Guide, and a Developer's Guide for converting ShowFlow to run other model programs. 18 refs., 13 figs.
A user interface for representing physical systems across energy domains
Johnson, Heather Lynn
for State Transition Diagrams . . 3. 2 Object Oriented Interfaces 3. 3 Graphic Interfaces 3. 3. 1 Early Days of Graphic Interfaces 3. 3. 2 Menu Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 3. 3 Icons 3. 3. 4 Examples of Graphical Interfaces 3. 4 Summary... Explanation of Interface Via Transition Diagrams 4. 2 Programming Environment 4. 2. 1 Programming Platform 4. 2. 2 Example Source Code 4. 2. 3 System Features of BoGIS 4. 3 Graphical Interface for BoGIS 4. 3. 1 Screen Layout 4. 3. 2 Icons 4. 3. 3 Using...
Sliding Interfaces for Eddy Current Simulations
Hiptmair, Ralf
Sliding Interfaces for Eddy Current Simulations Raffael Casagrande Master Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ralf Hiptmair Zürich, April 2013 #12;Contents Contents i 1. Introduction 1 2. Eddy Current-formulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2.4. The eddy current problem in a moving, solid body . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. Discontinuous
Exploratory Search Interfaces to Support Image Discovery
Shneiderman, Ben
Director (1983-2000), Human-Computer Interaction Lab Professor, Department of Computer Science MemberExploratory Search Interfaces to Support Image Discovery Ben Shneiderman firstname.lastname@example.com Founding;Interdisciplinary research community - Computer Science & Psychology - Information Studies & Education (www
COMMUNICATION Protein Chemistry at Membrane Interfaces
White, Stephen
of hydrophobic (�GH�) and electrostatic (�GES) free energies. If these are simply addi- tive, then the observed free energy of binding (�Gobs) will be given by �Gobs �GH� �GES, where �GH� � sNPANP and �GES z suggest that hydrophobic and electrostatic binding free energies of proteins at membrane interfaces
A Secure Cryptographic Token Interface Christian Cachin
Cachin, Christian
Module [26] found in many personal computers, to high-security HSMs used by the finance industry such as IBM's 4764 cryptoprocessor [18]. Two prominent token interfaces used in industry are PKCS #11 [25 of California, Los Angeles, Department of Computer Science, 3714 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles CA 90095, USA
Taming the Plasma-Material Interface
Demo R&D: Taming the Plasma- Material Interface Rob Goldston #12;Outline � PMI-Based Mission Risks) � National High-Power Advanced Torus Experiment (NHTX) version of PMIF #12;PMI Mission Risks - I 1 facing surface. #12;PMI Mission Risks - II 5. Steady heat and particle loads result in unacceptable power
Craster, Richard
parameters relevant for water�metal and water�rock combinations are taken and far field scattering patterns the fluid. For line source excitation surface waves are generated that impinge upon defects near the surface with distance along the interface from its source of excitation. The light fluid loading limit is important f
Internal and Interface Shear Strength of
Zornberg, Jorge G.
i Internal and Interface Shear Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) by John Scott Mc Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) are prefabricated geocomposite materials used as an alternative to compacted clay liners in hydraulic barriers. They often offer hydraulic
Prescott: Engineering communication interface. October 2010 Engineering Communication Interface: An Engineering Multidisciplinary Project.
Aloul, Fadi
students from tertiary institutions with a sound knowledge of engineering theory and practice alone. Well is no longer sufficient to graduate engineering students from tertiary institutions with a sound knowledge1 Prescott: Engineering communication interface. October 2010 Engineering Communication
Toward Widely-Available and Usable Multimodal Conversational Interfaces
Gruenstein, Alexander
Multimodal conversational interfaces, which allow humans to interact with a computer using a combination of spoken natural language and a graphical interface, offer the potential to transform the manner by which humans ...
Reflective Interfaces : assisting teens with stressful situations online
Jones, Birago (Birago Korayga)
This thesis presents the concept of Reflective Interfaces, a novel approach to user experience design that promotes positive behavioral norms. Traditional interface design methodologies such as User Centered Design are ...
Direct Manipulation for Comprehensible, Predictable and Controllable User Interfaces
Shneiderman, Ben
Direct Manipulation for Comprehensible, Predictable and Controllable User Interfaces Ben Direct manipulation user interfaces have proven their worth over two decades, but they are still in their youth. Dramatic opportunities exist to develop direct manipulation pro- gramming to create end
Systems and methods for monitoring a solid-liquid interface
Stoddard, Nathan G; Lewis, Monte A.; Clark, Roger F
Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface during a casting process. The systems and methods enable determination of the location of a solid-liquid interface during the casting process.
THE INTERFACE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY: THE VICTOR DIAMOND Report No: 436 Title of Research Project: The Interface Between Environmental Assessment and Corporate: ___________________________________________ #12;iii ABSTRACT The environmental assessment and sustainable development literature recognizes
Computational design of patterned interfaces using reduced order models
Vattre, Aurelien
Patterning is a familiar approach for imparting novel functionalities to free surfaces. We extend the patterning paradigm to interfaces between crystalline solids. Many interfaces have non-uniform internal structures ...
6.831 User Interface Design and Implementation, Fall 2004
Miller, Robert
6.831 introduces the principles of user interface development, focusing on three key areas: Design: How to design good user interfaces, starting with human capabilities (including the human information processor model, ...
Custom power supply interface for teaching circuit design
Madrigal, Ruben E. (Ruben Esteban)
This thesis discusses the design and implementation of a custom power supply interface for the Pioneer mobile robot used in MIT's 6.01 course, "Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Computer Science." The interface ...
Experimental investigations of solid-solid thermal interface conductance
Collins, Kimberlee C. (Kimberlee Chiyoko)
Understanding thermal interface conductance is important for nanoscale systems where interfaces can play a critical role in heat transport. In this thesis, pump and probe transient thermoreflectance methods are used to ...
Merging physical manipulatives and digital interface in educational software
Zacchi, Anna
how elementary school students used physical manipulations in conjunction with the digital interface of educational software for geometry. The blending of physical manipulations and digital interface helped the students to overcome the limits...
A fast enriched FEM for Poisson equations involving interfaces
Huynh, Thanh Le Ngoc
We develop a fast enriched finite element method for solving Poisson equations involving complex geometry interfaces by using regular Cartesian grids. The presence of interfaces is accounted for by developing suitable jump ...
An object-oriented construction kit architecture for designing man/machine interfaces
DeSoi, John Francis
Previous Prototypes of GSS Display Specification Systems First Application Display Generator Prototype . ADG with Icon Generation Capabilities . . . . . . 18 18 19 . . 20 . 22 . 22 . 23 Other Tools for Graphical User Interface Construction... is referred to as by Bobrow and Stefik. When objects to be created are similar to 15 existing objects, specialization reduces the processes to a matter of changing the few characteristics inherited from the parent object that are different for the new...
Simulation Environment for Development and Testing of Plug Compatible Power System Applications
of new power applications can be dramatically reduced. The environment integrates the EPRI Operator Framework uses the EPRI Common Information Model and the EPRI Application Program Interface for supporting
Abstract-A hybrid cascaded multilevel inverter application for renewable energy resources including a reconfiguration
Tolbert, Leon M.
Abstract- A hybrid cascaded multilevel inverter application for renewable energy resources interfacing with renewable energy resources. I. INTRODUCTION Renewable energy resources (RES) have had specially, in renewable energy applications, a cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter can be applied
AIAA 010974 A Multi-Code-Coupling Interface for
Stanford University
AIAA 01�0974 A Multi-Code-Coupling Interface for Combustor/Turbomachinery Simulations Sriram 500, Reston, VA 20191�4344 #12;AIAA 01�0974 A Multi-Code-Coupling Interface for Combustor bottlenecks. This paradigm has been used to build a code coupling interface for a three-dimensional combustor
A Sonically-Enhanced Interface Toolkit Stephen A. Brewster
Williamson, John
in that an interface designer without a detailed knowledge of graphic design can create an interface using a standard device-dependent and time- consuming. This is a similar problem to that faced by graphical interface designers before graphical toolkits were available. Myers [8] suggests that the use of graphical toolkits
Adsorption Kinetics of Surfactants at Fluid-Fluid Interfaces
Andelman, David
Adsorption Kinetics of Surfactants at Fluid-Fluid Interfaces Haim Diamant and David Andelman School-Fluid Interfaces, Adsorption, Adsorption Kinetics, Interfacial Tension. 1 #12;Abstract We review a new theoretical approach to the kinetics of surfactant adsorption at fluid-fluid interfaces. It yields a more complete
Model coupling friction and adhesion for steel-concrete interfaces
Boyer, Edmond
Model coupling friction and adhesion for steel- concrete interfaces Michel Raous Laboratoire de: In this paper the interface behaviour between steel and concrete, during pull out tests, is numerically a variable friction coefficient in order to simulate the behaviour of the steel-concrete interface during
Graphical User Interface Energy Characterization for Handheld Computers
Zhong, Lin
Graphical User Interface Energy Characterization for Handheld Computers Lin Zhong and Niraj K. Jha, Low power Keywords Energy characterization, Graphical user interface, Handheld computers, Low power to its graphical user interface (GUI). Moreover, GUIs are direct users of the dis- play and also
POLYMER SURFACE & INTERFACE GROUP Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Dutcher, John
POLYMER SURFACE & INTERFACE GROUP Department of Physics, University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 RESEARCH FOCUS The primary focus of our work in the Polymer Surface & Interface Group is the physics of polymer and biopolymer thin films and interfaces. Both polymer and biopolymer films are very
MIXPLORATION: Rethinking the Audio Mixer Interface Mark Cartwright
Pardo, Bryan
MIXPLORATION: Rethinking the Audio Mixer Interface Mark Cartwright Northwestern University Queen Mary University of London firstname.lastname@example.com ABSTRACT A typical audio mixer interface mixing options. In this work, we rethink the mixer interface, describing an alternative inter- face
Chemically sensitive interfaces on SAW devices
Ricco, A.J.; Martin, S.J. [Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States); Crooks, R.M.; Xu, Chuanjing [Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (United States); Allred, R.E. [Adherent Technologies, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Using surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices, three approaches to the effective use of chemically sensitive interfaces that are not highly chemically selective have been examined: (1) molecular identification from time-resolved permeation transients; (2) using multifrequency SAW devices to determine the frequency dependence of analyte/film interactions; (3) use of an array of SAW devices bearing diverse chemically sensitive interfaces to produce a distinct response pattern for each analyte. In addition to their well-known sensitivity to mass changes (0.0035 monolayer of N{sub 2} can be measured), SAW devices respond to the mechanical and electronic properties of thin films, enhancing response information content but making a thorough understanding of the perturbation critical. Simultaneous measurement of changes in frequency and attenuation, which can provide the information necessary to determine the type of perturbation, are used as part of the above discrimination schemes.
Fastbus host interface for VAX/VMS
Siskind, E.J.
A list processing microprocessor controlled host interface for FASTBUS has been constructed by connection of a FASTBUS cable segment to the VAX DR-32 Device Interconnect (DDI) implemented via the DEC DR-780 channel on a VAX-11/780 system. Block transfer rates of 5.7 megabytes/second (700 ns per 32 bit longword) are achieved on VAX-11/780 systems equipped with a single MS-780 memory controller, while interleaved dual memory controller systems reach 8.0 megabytes/second (500 ns per longword) performance. The hardware and software interface should work equally well on DR-750 equipped VAX-11/750 systems (with appropriate reductions in achievable bandwidth) as well as on any future VAX systems equipped with a DDI adapter.
Control of normal chirality at hexagonal interfaces
Haraldsen, Jason T [ORNL; Fishman, Randy Scott [ORNL
We study the net chirality created by the Dzyaloshinkii-Moriya interaction (DMI) at the boundary between hexagonal layers of magnetic and non-magnetic materials. It is shown that another mechanism besides elastic torsion is required to understand the change in chirality observed in Dy/Y multilayers during field-cooling. The paper shows that due to the overlap between magnetic and non-magnetic atoms, interfacial steps may produce a DMI normal to the interface in magnetic heterostructures.
VMS software for the Jorway-411 interface
Dorries, T.; Moore, C.; Pordes, R.; White, V.
This report describes a Software Package used to access CAMAC through the Jorway-411 Interface, for use on VAX/VMS systems. The software can be used to access parallel and/or serial CAMAC branch highways, and multiple Jorways may be connected to the VAX UNIBUS or MicroVax QBUS. The software available includes a VAX/VMS device driver for the JORWAY-411 and support routines and programs that access the driver. The software is accompanied by extensive documentation.
Combined electrophoresis-electrospray interface and method
Smith, R.D.; Udseth, H.R.; Barinaga, C.J.
An improvement to the system and method is disclosed for analyzing molecular constituents of a composition sample that comprises improvements to an electrospray ionization source for interfacing to mass spectrometers and other detection devices. The improvement consists of establishing a unique electrical circuit pattern and nozzle configuration, a metallic coated and conical shaped capillary outlet, coupled with sizing of the capillary to obtain maximum sensitivity. 10 figs.
Reactor User Interface Technology Development Roadmaps for a High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Outlet Temperature of 750 degrees C
Ian Mckirdy
This report evaluates the technology readiness of the interface components that are required to transfer high-temperature heat from a High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) to selected industrial applications. This report assumes that the HTGR operates at a reactor outlet temperature of 750�C and provides electricity and/or process heat at 700�C to conventional process applications, including the production of hydrogen.
Sudden structural change at ati air/binary liquid interface: Sum frequency study of the air/acetonitrile-water interface
Eisenthal, Kenneth B.
Sudden structural change at ati air/binary liquid interface: Sum frequency study of the air/acetonitrile change in an air/acetonitrile-water interface as the solution composition varies; the abruptness of which and in the polarization of the signal from the acetonitrile molecules in the interface observed using infrared + visible
VMS software for the Jorway-411 Interface
Dorries, T.; Moore, C.; Pordes, R.; White, V.
This reports on a Software Package to access CAMAC through the Jorway-411 Interface, for use on VAX/VMS systems. The software can be used to access parallel and/or serial CAMAC branch highways, and multiple Jorways may be connected to the VAX UNIBUS or Micro Vax QBUS. The software available includes a VAX/VMS device driver for the JORWAY-411 and support routines and programs that access the driver. The software is accompanied by extensive documentation. As discussed below, several of the packages originated from other institutions and have been enhanced by the Data Acquisition Software Group at Fermilab. The software package is in widespread use at Fermilab and over 20 other sites. The software can be run on any of the UNIBUS VAX-11 family of computers using a UNIBUS Jorway-411 to interface to CAMAC, or on a Microvax-II either interfaced to CAMAC through a Q-BUS Jorway-411, or through a Microverter and UNIBUS Jorway. The package includes facilities for performing CAMAC operations remotely. The VAX on which the user runs his or her program need not be directly connected to the Jorway. Server programs allow a VAX connected via DECNET or a PDP-11 connected via a DR11-W link to be the route for accessing the CAMAC hardware.
Thermostat Interface and Usability: A Survey
Meier, Alan
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Hybrid immersed interface-immersed boundary methods for AC dielectrophoresis
Hossan, Mohammad Robiul [School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2920 (United States); Department of Engineering and Physics, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK 73034-5209 (United States); Dillon, Robert [Department of Mathematics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-3113 (United States); Dutta, Prashanta, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2920 (United States)
Dielectrophoresis, a nonlinear electrokinetic transport mechanism, has become popular in many engineering applications including manipulation, characterization and actuation of biomaterials, particles and biological cells. In this paper, we present a hybrid immersed interface�immersed boundary method to study AC dielectrophoresis where an algorithm is developed to solve the complex Poisson equation using a real variable formulation. An immersed interface method is employed to obtain the AC electric field in a fluid media with suspended particles and an immersed boundary method is used for the fluid equations and particle transport. The convergence of the proposed algorithm as well as validation of the hybrid scheme with experimental results is presented. In this paper, the Maxwell stress tensor is used to calculate the dielectrophoretic force acting on particles by considering the physical effect of particles in the computational domain. Thus, this study eliminates the approximations used in point dipole methods for calculating dielectrophoretic force. A comparative study between Maxwell stress tensor and point dipole methods for computing dielectrophoretic forces are presented. The hybrid method is used to investigate the physics of dielectrophoresis in microfluidic devices using an AC electric field. The numerical results show that with proper design and appropriate selection of applied potential and frequency, global electric field minima can be obtained to facilitate multiple particle trapping by exploiting the mechanism of negative dielectrophoresis. Our numerical results also show that electrically neutral particles form a chain parallel to the applied electric field irrespective of their initial orientation when an AC electric field is applied. This proposed hybrid numerical scheme will help to better understand dielectrophoresis and to design and optimize microfluidic devices.
Multiscale modeling of solar cells with interface phenomena
Foster, David H; Peszynska, Malgorzata; Schneider, Guenter
We describe a mathematical model for heterojunctions in semiconductors which can be used, e.g., for modeling higher efficiency solar cells. The continuum model involves well-known drift-diffusion equations posed away from the interface. These are coupled with interface conditions with a nonhomogeneous jump for the potential, and Robin-like interface conditions for carrier transport. The interface conditions arise from approximating the interface region by a lower-dimensional manifold. The data for the interface conditions are calculated by a Density Functional Theory (DFT) model over a few atomic layers comprising the interface region. We propose a domain decomposition method (DDM) approach to decouple the continuum model on subdomains which is implemented in every step of the Gummel iteration. We show results for CIGS/CdS, Si/ZnS, and Si/GaAs heterojunctions.
Landfill liner interface strengths from torsional-ring-shear tests
Stark, T.D. (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States)); Poeppel, A.R. (Langan Engineering Associates, Inc., New York, NY (United States))
A torsional-ring-shear apparatus and test procedure are described for measuring soil/geosynthetic and geosynthetic/geosynthetic interface strengths. Typical interface strengths are presented for a double-composite liner system and the relevancy of ring-shear strengths is illustrated using the slope failure at the Kettleman Hills Waste Repository, Kettleman City, Calif. The results of undrained ring-shear tests show that for a clay/geomembrane interface: (1) interface strength depends on plasticity and compaction water content of the clay, and the applied normal stress; (2) interface strengths measured with the torsional-ring-shear apparatus are in excellent agreement with back-calculated field strengths; and (3) peak and residual interface failure envelopes are nonlinear, and the nonlinearity should be modeled in stability analyses instead of as a combination of cohesion and friction angle. Design recommendations for interface strengths and stability analyses are also presented.
CMOS Interface Circuits for Spin Tunneling Junction Based Magnetic Random Access Memories
Ganesh Saripalli
Magneto resistive memories (MRAM) are non-volatile memories which use magnetic instead of electrical structures to store data. These memories, apart from being non-volatile, offer a possibility to achieve densities better than DRAMs and speeds faster than SRAMs. MRAMs could potentially replace all computer memory RAM technologies in use today, leading to future applications like instan-on computers and longer battery life for pervasive devices. Such rapid development was made possible due to the recent discovery of large magnetoresistance in Spin tunneling junction devices. Spin tunneling junctions (STJ) are composite structures consisting of a thin insulating layer sandwiched between two magnetic layers. This thesis research is targeted towards these spin tunneling junction based Magnetic memories. In any memory, some kind of an interface circuit is needed to read the logic states. In this thesis, four such circuits are proposed and designed for Magnetic memories (MRAM). These circuits interface to the Spin tunneling junctions and act as sense amplifiers to read their magnetic states. The physical structure and functional characteristics of these circuits are discussed in this thesis. Mismatch effects on the circuits and proper design techniques are also presented. To demonstrate the functionality of these interface structures, test circuits were designed and fabricated in TSMC 0.35{micro} CMOS process. Also circuits to characterize the process mismatches were fabricated and tested. These results were then used in Matlab programs to aid in design process and to predict interface circuit's yields.
Structure and Properties of the Fe/Y2O3 Interface from First Principles Calculations
Choudhury, Samrat [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Stanek, Christopher R. [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Uberuaga, Blas P. [Los Alamos National Laboratory
Fundamentals of radiation damage are: (1) Formation of Frenkel pair (interstitial-vacancy pair) defects in the lattice; (2) Concentration of Frenkel pair defects >>> thermal equilibrium thermodynamic concentration; and (3) The radiation damage response of a material is determined by the fate of these excess Frenkel pair defects in the lattice. The objective is to understand the electronic and atomic structure of Fe/Y{sub 2}O{sub 3} interface and segregation behavior of the alloying elements at the interface. The significance of the results of this report are: (1) Provides a science based approach to design new radiation resistant materials. Obtained two controlling parameters - Dislocation density (composition, orientation relationship) and Oxygen partial pressure; (2) Applicable to any other metal/oxide interfaces (both functional and structural properties at the interface) - (a) Nano Catalysts: Oxide-supported metal catalysts Ni/ZrO{sub 2}, (b) Thermal barrier coatings (Ni/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}), (c) Corrosion of metals and alloys.
The importance of anharmonicity in thermal transport across solid-solid interfaces
Wu, Xufei [Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 371 Fitzpatrick Hall-Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 (United States); Luo, Tengfei, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 371 Fitzpatrick Hall-Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 (United States); Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 (United States)
Understanding interfacial thermal transport is of great importance for applications like energy devices and thermal management of electronics. Despite the significant efforts in the past few decades, thermal transport across solid-solid interfaces is still not fully understood and cannot be accurately predicted. Anharmonicity is often ignored in many prediction models, such as the mismatch models, the wave-packet method, and the Atomic Green's function. In this paper, we use molecular dynamics to systematically study the role of anharmonicity in thermal transport across solid-solid interfaces. The interatomic interactions are modeled using force constants up to the third order. This model allows controlling the anharmonicity independently by tuning the cubic force constants. The interfacial thermal conductance as a function of anharmonicity inside the materials and that at the interface is studied. We found that the anharmonicity inside the materials plays an important role in the interfacial thermal transport by facilitating the energy communication between different phonon modes. The anharmonicity at the interface has much less impact on the interfacial thermal transport. These results are important to the modification of traditional models to improve their prediction power.
Investigation of Thermal Interface Materials Using Phase-Sensitive Transient Thermoreflectance Technique: Preprint
Feng, X.; King, C.; DeVoto, D.; Mihalic, M.; Narumanchi, S.
With increasing power density in electronics packages/modules, thermal resistances at multiple interfaces are a bottleneck to efficient heat removal from the package. In this work, the performance of thermal interface materials such as grease, thermoplastic adhesives and diffusion-bonded interfaces are characterized using the phase-sensitive transient thermoreflectance technique. A multi-layer heat conduction model was constructed and theoretical solutions were derived to obtain the relation between phase lag and the thermal/physical properties. This technique enables simultaneous extraction of the contact resistance and bulk thermal conductivity of the TIMs. With the measurements, the bulk thermal conductivity of Dow TC-5022 thermal grease (70 to 75 um bondline thickness) was 3 to 5 W/(m-K) and the contact resistance was 5 to 10 mm2-K/W. For the Btech thermoplastic material (45 to 80 ?m bondline thickness), the bulk thermal conductivity was 20 to 50 W/(m-K) and the contact resistance was 2 to 5 mm2-K/W. Measurements were also conducted to quantify the thermal performance of diffusion-bonded interface for power electronics applications. Results with the diffusion-bonded sample showed that the interfacial thermal resistance is more than one order of magnitude lower than those of traditional TIMs, suggesting potential pathways to efficient thermal management.
Data communications in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer
Archer, Charles J; Blocksome, Michael A; Ratterman, Joseph D; Smith, Brian E
Data communications in a parallel active messaging interface (`PAMI`) of a parallel computer composed of compute nodes that execute a parallel application, each compute node including application processors that execute the parallel application and at least one management processor dedicated to gathering information regarding data communications. The PAMI is composed of data communications endpoints, each endpoint composed of a specification of data communications parameters for a thread of execution on a compute node, including specifications of a client, a context, and a task, the compute nodes and the endpoints coupled for data communications through the PAMI and through data communications resources. Embodiments function by gathering call site statistics describing data communications resulting from execution of data communications instructions and identifying in dependence upon the call cite statistics a data communications algorithm for use in executing a data communications instruction at a call site in the parallel application.
Eye-gaze determination of user intent at the computer interface
Goldberg, J.H. [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Dept. of Industrial Engineering; Schryver, J.C. [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Determination of user intent at the computer interface through eye-gaze monitoring can significantly aid applications for the disabled, as well as telerobotics and process control interfaces. Whereas current eye-gaze control applications are limited to object selection and x/y gazepoint tracking, a methodology was developed here to discriminate a more abstract interface operation: zooming-in or out. This methodology first collects samples of eve-gaze location looking at controlled stimuli, at 30 Hz, just prior to a user`s decision to zoom. The sample is broken into data frames, or temporal snapshots. Within a data frame, all spatial samples are connected into a minimum spanning tree, then clustered, according to user defined parameters. Each cluster is mapped to one in the prior data frame, and statistics are computed from each cluster. These characteristics include cluster size, position, and pupil size. A multiple discriminant analysis uses these statistics both within and between data frames to formulate optimal rules for assigning the observations into zooming, zoom-out, or no zoom conditions. The statistical procedure effectively generates heuristics for future assignments, based upon these variables. Future work will enhance the accuracy and precision of the modeling technique, and will empirically test users in controlled experiments.
Micro-engineered cathode interface studies
Doshi, R.; Kueper, T.; Nagy, Z.; Krumpelt, M.
The aim of this work is to increase the performance of the cathode in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) operating at 1,000 C by decreasing the polarization resistance from 0.2 {Omega}-cm{sup 2} at 300 mA/cm{sup 2}. Decreased polarization resistance will allow operation at higher current densities. This work is in support of the Westinghouse tubular SOFC technology using YSZ electrolyte and strontium doped lanthanum manganite (LSM) cathode. As a result of work performed last year at Argonne National Laboratory and information derived from the literature, the limitations at the cathode/electrolyte interface can be classified into two main areas. First, the ionic conductivity of the LSM cathode material is low which limits the reaction zone to an area very close to the interface, while the rest of the cathode thickness acts essentially as current collector with channels for gas access. Second, the electronic conductivity in YSZ is very low which limits the reaction zone to areas that are the boundaries between LSM and YSZ rather than the YSZ surface away from LSM at the interface. Possible solutions to this problem being pursued are: (1) introducing an ionic conducting YSZ phase in LSM to form a porous two-phase mixture of LSM and YSZ; (2) applying a thin interlayer between the electrolyte and the cathode where the interlayer has high ionic and electronic conductivity and high catalytic activity for reduction of O{sub 2}; (3) increasing the ionic conductivity in the LSM by suitable doping; and (4) increasing the electronic conductivity in the electrolyte by doping or by depositing an appropriate mixed conducting layer on the YSZ before applying the cathode.
Interface control and snow crystal growth
Jessica Li; Laura P. Schaposnik
The growth of snow crystals is dependent on the temperature and saturation of the environment. In the case of dendrites, Reiter's local two-dimensional model provides a realistic approach to the study of dendrite growth. In this paper we obtain a new geometric rule that incorporates interface control, a basic mechanism of crystallization that is not taken into account in the original Reiter's model. By defining two new variables, growth latency and growth direction, our improved model gives a realistic model not only for dendrite but also for plate forms.
Dense optical-electrical interface module
Paul Chang
The DOIM (Dense Optical-electrical Interface Modules) is a custom-designed optical data transmission module employed in the upgrade of Silicon Vertex Detector of CDF experiment at Fermilab. Each DOIM module consists of a transmitter (TX) converting electrical differential input signals to optical outputs, a middle segment of jacketed fiber ribbon cable, and a receiver (RX) which senses the light inputs and converts them back to electrical signals. The targeted operational frequency is 53 MHz, and higher rate is achievable. This article outlines the design goals, implementation methods, production test results, and radiation hardness tests of these modules.
An object-oriented approach to deploying highly configurable web interfaces for the ATLAS experiment
Lange Ramos, Bruno; The ATLAS collaboration; Pommes, Kathy; Pavani Neto, Varlen; Vieira Arosa, Breno
In order to manage a heterogeneous and worldwide collaboration, the ATLAS experiment develops web systems that range from supporting the process of publishing scientific papers to monitoring equipment radiation levels. These systems are vastly supported by Glance, a technology that was set forward in 2004 to create an abstraction layer on top of varied databases that automatically recognizes their modeling and generate web search interfaces. Fence (Front ENd ENgine for glaNCE) assembles classes to build applications by making extensive use of configuration files. It produces templates of the core JSON files on top of which it is possible to create Glance-compliant search interfaces. Once the database, its schemas and tables are defined using Glance, its records can be incorporated into the templates by escaping the returned values with a reference to the column identifier wrapped around double enclosing brackets. The developer may also expand on available configuration files to create HTML forms and securely ...
Renewable Electric Plant Information System user interface manual: Paradox 7 Runtime for Windows
The Renewable Electric Plant Information System (REPiS) is a comprehensive database with detailed information on grid-connected renewable electric plants in the US. The current version, REPiS3 beta, was developed in Paradox for Windows. The user interface (UI) was developed to facilitate easy access to information in the database, without the need to have, or know how to use, Paradox for Windows. The UI is designed to provide quick responses to commonly requested sorts of the database. A quick perusal of this manual will familiarize one with the functions of the UI and will make use of the system easier. There are six parts to this manual: (1) Quick Start: Instructions for Users Familiar with Database Applications; (2) Getting Started: The Installation Process; (3) Choosing the Appropriate Report; (4) Using the User Interface; (5) Troubleshooting; (6) Appendices A and B.
Dual harmonic Kelvin probe force microscopy at the graphene�liquid interface
Collins, Liam; Rodriguez, Brian J., E-mail: email@example.com [School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 (Ireland); Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 (Ireland); Kilpatrick, Jason I.; Weber, Stefan A. L. [Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 (Ireland); Vlassiouk, Ivan V. [Energy and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States); Tselev, Alexander; Jesse, Stephen; Kalinin, Sergei V. [Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)
Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) is a powerful technique for the determination of the contact potential difference (CPD) between an atomic force microscope tip and a sample under ambient and vacuum conditions. However, for many energy storage and conversion systems, including graphene-based electrochemical capacitors, understanding electrochemical phenomena at the solid�liquid interface is paramount. Despite the vast potential to provide fundamental insight for energy storage materials at the nanoscale, KPFM has found limited applicability in liquid environments to date. Here, using dual harmonic (DH)-KPFM, we demonstrate CPD imaging of graphene in liquid. We find good agreement with measurements performed in air, highlighting the potential of DH-KPFM to probe electrochemistry at the graphene�liquid interface.
Control of Superhydrophilic and Superhydrophobic Graphene Interface
Gao, Hongjun
in many applications, such as waterproof surfaces, anti-contam- ination surfaces, coatings and biomedical characteristics of graphene were obtained through chemical modification of Graphite Oxide (GO), aerogels
Used Fuel Management System Interface Analyses - 13578
Howard, Robert; Busch, Ingrid [Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Bldg. 5700, MS-6170, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)] [Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Bldg. 5700, MS-6170, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States); Nutt, Mark; Morris, Edgar; Puig, Francesc [Argonne National Laboratory (United States)] [Argonne National Laboratory (United States); Carter, Joe; Delley, Alexcia; Rodwell, Phillip [Savannah River National Laboratory (United States)] [Savannah River National Laboratory (United States); Hardin, Ernest; Kalinina, Elena [Sandia National Laboratories (United States)] [Sandia National Laboratories (United States); Clark, Robert [U.S. Department of Energy (United States)] [U.S. Department of Energy (United States); Cotton, Thomas [Complex Systems Group (United States)] [Complex Systems Group (United States)
Preliminary system-level analyses of the interfaces between at-reactor used fuel management, consolidated storage facilities, and disposal facilities, along with the development of supporting logistics simulation tools, have been initiated to provide the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other stakeholders with information regarding the various alternatives for managing used nuclear fuel (UNF) generated by the current fleet of light water reactors operating in the United States. An important UNF management system interface consideration is the need for ultimate disposal of UNF assemblies contained in waste packages that are sized to be compatible with different geologic media. Thermal analyses indicate that waste package sizes for the geologic media under consideration by the Used Fuel Disposition Campaign may be significantly smaller than the canisters being used for on-site dry storage by the nuclear utilities. Therefore, at some point along the UNF disposition pathway, there could be a need to repackage fuel assemblies already loaded and being loaded into the dry storage canisters currently in use. The implications of where and when the packaging or repackaging of commercial UNF will occur are key questions being addressed in this evaluation. The analysis demonstrated that thermal considerations will have a major impact on the operation of the system and that acceptance priority, rates, and facility start dates have significant system implications. (authors)
Human-system Interfaces for Automatic Systems
OHara, J.M.; Higgins,J. (BNL); Fleger, S.; Barnes V. (NRC)
Automation is ubiquitous in modern complex systems, and commercial nuclear- power plants are no exception. Automation is applied to a wide range of functions including monitoring and detection, situation assessment, response planning, and response implementation. Automation has become a 'team player' supporting personnel in nearly all aspects of system operation. In light of its increasing use and importance in new- and future-plants, guidance is needed to conduct safety reviews of the operator's interface with automation. The objective of this research was to develop such guidance. We first characterized the important HFE aspects of automation, including six dimensions: levels, functions, processes, modes, flexibility, and reliability. Next, we reviewed literature on the effects of all of these aspects of automation on human performance, and on the design of human-system interfaces (HSIs). Then, we used this technical basis established from the literature to identify general principles for human-automation interaction and to develop review guidelines. The guidelines consist of the following seven topics: automation displays, interaction and control, automation modes, automation levels, adaptive automation, error tolerance and failure management, and HSI integration. In addition, our study identified several topics for additional research.
A Software Architecture for High Level Applications
A modular software platform for high level applications is under development at the National Synchrotron Light Source II project. This platform is based on client-server architecture, and the components of high level applications on this platform will be modular and distributed, and therefore reusable. An online model server is indispensable for model based control. Different accelerator facilities have different requirements for the online simulation. To supply various accelerator simulators, a set of narrow and general application programming interfaces is developed based on Tracy-3 and Elegant. This paper describes the system architecture for the modular high level applications, the design of narrow and general application programming interface for an online model server, and the prototype of online model server.
Applications of geographic information systems (GIS) in decision analysis for monitoring aquifer systems during oilfield development projects
Blundell, S.; Baldwin, D.O.; Anderson, N.J. [Integrated Geoscience, Inc., Helena, MT (United States)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) coupled with numerical ground water models provide a powerful Decision Support System (DSS) and visualization tool for monitoring aquifer systems during oilfield development projects. A GIS is a coupled software/hardware system that stores, processes, and displays a variety of data structures (raster, vector, TIN, CAD) that have been geographically referenced to some common map projection and coordinate system. Georeferencing allows the analyst to integrate diverse types of data layers into thematic maps for analysis of spatial trends and analyses. The integration of quasi 3-D numerical ground water models with GIS provides project managers with a Decision Support System (DSS) to assess potential impacts to aquifer systems during oilfield development projects. The rapid advancement in desktop PC computing power and data storage has allowed software developers to produce 32-bit GIS and data integration software applications. A variety of image processing, GIS, and numerical ground water modeling software will be used to demonstrate techniques for monitoring and visualizing the migration of an oilfield brine plume leaking during an oilfield development project. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of data structures and on database design to create a DSS within a desktop GIS to serve Project Managers during oilfield development.
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Structure, defects, and strain in silicon-silicon oxide interfaces
Kova?evi?, Goran, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Pivac, Branko [Department of Materials Physics, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Bijeni?ka 56, P.O.B. 180, HR-10002 Zagreb (Croatia)
The structure of the interfaces between silicon and silicon-oxide is responsible for proper functioning of MOSFET devices while defects in the interface can deteriorate this function and lead to their failure. In this paper we modeled this interface and characterized its defects and strain. MD simulations were used for reconstructing interfaces into a thermodynamically stable configuration. In all modeled interfaces, defects were found in the form of three-coordinated silicon atom, five coordinated silicon atom, threefold-coordinated oxygen atom, or displaced oxygen atom. Three-coordinated oxygen atom can be created if dangling bonds on silicon are close enough. The structure and stability of three-coordinated silicon atoms (P{sub b} defect) depend on the charge as well as on the electric field across the interface. The negatively charged P{sub b} defect is the most stable one, but the electric field resulting from the interface reduces that stability. Interfaces with large differences in periodic constants of silicon and silicon oxide can be stabilized by buckling of silicon layer. The mechanical stress resulted from the interface between silicon and silicon oxide is greater in the silicon oxide layer. Ab initio modeling of clusters representing silicon and silicon oxide shows about three time larger susceptibility to strain in silicon oxide than in silicon if exposed to the same deformation.
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52 HCI AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FOR USER INTERFACE PLASTICITY Jo�lle analysis are perceived as too demand- ing in terms of time and competence
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in a landfill cap or base liner systemi Internal and Interface Shear Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) by John Scott Mc Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs)...
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overload and under load. First, we take a historical look at how the fields of human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence have viewed interface agent research....
Triple-decker: Interfacing atomistic-mesoscopic-continuum flow regimes
Fedosov, Dmitry A. [Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, 182 George St., Box F, Providence, RI 02912 (United States); Karniadakis, George Em [Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, 182 George St., Box F, Providence, RI 02912 (United States)], E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Multiscale flow phenomena in microfluidic and biomedical applications require the use of heterogeneous modeling approaches. In this paper we present a hybrid method based on coupling the Molecular Dynamics (MD) method, the Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD) method, and the incompressible Navier-Stokes (NS) equations. MD, DPD, and NS are formulated in separate subdomains and are coupled via an overlapping region by communicating state information at the subdomain boundaries. Imposition of boundary conditions in the MD and DPD systems involves particle insertion and deletion, specular wall reflection and body force terms. The latter includes a boundary pressure force in order to minimize near-boundary density fluctuations, and an adaptive shear force which enforces the tangential velocity component of boundary conditions. The triple-decker algorithm is verified for prototype flows, including simple and multi-layer fluids (Couette, Poiseuille, and lid-driven cavity), using highly accurate reference solutions. A zero-thickness interface is also possible if it is aligned with the flow streamlines.
Carbon-bearing fluids at nanoscale interfaces
Cole, David [Ohio State University; Ok, Salim [Ohio State University, Columbus; Phan, A [Ohio State University, Columbus; Rother, Gernot [ORNL; Striolo, Alberto [Oklahoma University; Vlcek, Lukas [ORNL
The behaviour of fluids at mineral surfaces or in confined geometries (pores, fractures) typically differs from their bulk behaviour in many ways due to the effects of large internal surfaces and geometrical confinement. We summarize research performed on C-O-H fluids at nanoscale interfaces in materials of interest to the earth and material sciences (e.g., silica, alumina, zeolites, clays, rocks, etc.), emphasizing those techniques that assess microstructural modification and/or dynamical behaviour such as gravimetric analysis, small-angle (SANS) neutron scattering, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations will be described that provide atomistic characterization of interfacial and confined fluid behaviour as well as aid in the interpretation of the neutron scattering results.
Distributed application management
Albrecht, Jeannie Raye
User Interface . 3.5.2. Command-line Interface . 3.5.3.of Plush command-line interface. . . . . . . . . . Plushthe use of a shell or command-line interpreter. Of course,
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for growing functional materials, such as manganese oxides for electronic and solid-oxide fuel cell applications. Phase coexistence enables switching in strained BiFeO3 July 17,...
The Nano-Micro Interface Bridging the Micro
Cao, Guozhong
The Nano-Micro Interface Bridging the Micro and Nano Worlds. Edited by Hans-J�rg Fecht and Matthias- tion among researchers. The book The Nano-Micro Interface: Bridging the Micro and Nano Worlds fills one of these gaps. More specifically, this book, as its subtitle indicates, bridges the micro and nano worlds
MIMESIS: Interactive Interface for Mass-Interaction Matthieu Evrard
MIMESIS: Interactive Interface for Mass-Interaction Modeling Matthieu Evrard ICA Laboratory introduces MIMESIS, a end-user software based on mass-interaction modeling. In MIMESIS, the mass-interaction-based modeling, simulation, animation, mass-interaction network, user-friendly interface, animation language. 1
A Generic FMU Interface for Modelica Wuzhu Chen1
Zhao, Yuxiao
A Generic FMU Interface for Modelica Wuzhu Chen1 Michaela Huhn1 Peter Fritzson2 1 Department-up Unit (FMU) into Modelica simulators, specifically the Open- Modelica environment. Whereas other, this approach tries to provide a generic Modelica interface for embedding an FMU to be imported into a Modelica
Sliding Interfaces for Eddy Current Simulations Raffael Casagrande
Hiptmair, Ralf
Sliding Interfaces for Eddy Current Simulations Raffael Casagrande Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ralf Interfaces for Eddy Current April 17th, 2013 1 / 25 #12;Outline 1 Introduction Motivation 2 Deriving the eddy current model Maxwell's Equations in a moving frame The eddy current model in a moving frame 3
Plastic flow in solids with interfaces Anurag Gupta
Boyer, Edmond
Plastic flow in solids with interfaces Anurag Gupta David. J. Steigmann November 22, 2011 Abstract a plastically deforming solid is developed. The irreversible dynamics of the interface are driven by its normal motion, incoherency (slip and misorientation), and an intrinsic plastic flow; and purely by plastic
Optical Neural Interfaces Melissa R. Warden,1,2
Deisseroth, Karl
Optical Neural Interfaces Melissa R. Warden,1,2 Jessica A. Cardin,5,6 and Karl Deisseroth2,3,4 1 Genetically encoded optical actuators and indicators have changed the land- scape of neuroscience, enabling review the development of optical neural interfaces, focusing on hardware designed for optical control
Interface Between Engineering and Market Operations in Restructured Electricity Systems
Oren, Shmuel S.
Interface Between Engineering and Market Operations in Restructured Electricity Systems HUNG of engineering management. Wholesale markets bring economic and financial aspects that alter the context in which addressed are those relevant to the interface between engineering aspects of system operations, and economic
Browser Interfaces and Extended Validation SSL Certificates: An Empirical Study
Van Oorschot, Paul
Browser Interfaces and Extended Validation SSL Certificates: An Empirical Study Robert Biddle provided by SSL certificates and browser interfaces in the face of var- ious attacks. As one response, basic SSL server certificates are being demoted to second-class status in conjunction
Ice Storm Damage Greater Along the Terrestrial-Aquatic Interface
Kraft, Clifford E.
Ice Storm Damage Greater Along the Terrestrial-Aquatic Interface in Forested Landscapes Andrew A- tems. In 1998, a severe ice storm damaged over ten million hectares of forest across northern New York investigated the spatial arrangement of forest damage at the terrestrial-aquatic interface, an ecological edge
Ghosts in the Machine: Interfaces for Better Power Management
Flinn, Jason
Ghosts in the Machine: Interfaces for Better Power Management Manish Anand, Edmund B. Nightingale observe that the modularity of current power manage� ment algorithms often leads to poor results. We propose two new interfaces that pierce the abstraction barrier that in� hibits device power management
Ghosts in the Machine: Interfaces for Better Power Management
Eustice, Ryan
Ghosts in the Machine: Interfaces for Better Power Management Manish Anand, Edmund B. Nightingale observe that the modularity of current power manage- ment algorithms often leads to poor results. We propose two new interfaces that pierce the abstraction barrier that in- hibits device power management
ccsd00000893 Sliding Friction at a Rubber/Brush Interface
ccsd�00000893 (version 1) : 28 Nov 2003 Sliding Friction at a Rubber/Brush Interface Lionel Bureau(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) rubber network sliding, at low velocity, on a substrate on which PDMS chains are end-tethered. We studied the behaviour of such rubber/brush interfaces at high sliding velocities and showed
Scarlatos, Lori
to worry about how to give instructions to a machine. Yet building a smart objects interface is nonPUZZLE PIECE TOPOLOGY: DETECTING ARRANGEMENTS IN SMART OBJECTS INTERFACES Lori L. Scarlatos Brooklyn College, CIS 2900 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11210 email@example.com ABSTRACT Smart
Development of an integrated building design information interface
Punjabi, Sonia Arjun
with each other? [2, 15]. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is a type of computer human interface. GUI?s usually have common characteristics such as Windows, Icons, Menus, and Push-buttons (WIMP). Collectively, WIMP are pictures that bring forth a certain... .............................................................................14 Methods of Usability Testing...................................................................15 III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .........................................................................16 Steps Involved in the Creation of New...
, geosynthetic clay liner (GCL)/geomembrane, and soil/geosynthetic interfaces. This comparison shows an agreement and Choi 2004). A composite liner system consisting of multiple geosynthetic components, Liquid CollectionCOMPARISON OF SINGLE AND MULTI GEOSYNTHETIC AND SOIL INTERFACE TESTS Timothy D. Stark1 , Fawad S
Non-Intrusive User Interfaces for Interactive Digital Television Experiences
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Non-Intrusive User Interfaces for Interactive Digital Television Experiences Pablo Cesar1 , Dick email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract. This paper presents a model and architecture for non-intrusive user to consume and interact with television content. We refer to this model as non-intrusive user interfaces
Identification of fluids and an interface between fluids
Lee, D.O.; Wayland, J.R. Jr.
Complex impedance measured over a predefined frequency range is used to determine the identity of different oils in a column. The location of an interface between the oils is determined from the percent frequency effects of the complex impedance measured across the interface. 4 figs.
Diuse interface surface tension models in an expanding ow
Soatto, Stefano
Diuse interface surface tension models in an expanding ow Wangyi Liu, Andrea L. Bertozzi , and Theodore Kolokolnikov November 22, 2010 Abstract We consider a diusive interface surface tension model principle. 1 Background There is a need to develop simple computational models for surface tension
Detachment Energies of Spheroidal Particles from Fluid-Fluid Interfaces
Gary B. Davies; Timm Kr�ger; Peter V. Coveney; Jens Harting
The energy required to detach a single particle from a fluid-fluid interface is an important parameter for designing certain soft materials, for example, emulsions stabilised by colloidal particles, colloidosomes designed for targeted drug delivery, and bio-sensors composed of magnetic particles adsorbed at interfaces. For a fixed particle volume, prolate and oblate spheroids attach more strongly to interfaces because they have larger particle-interface areas. Calculating the detachment energy of spheroids necessitates the difficult measurement of particle-liquid surface tensions, in contrast with spheres, where the contact angle suffices. We develop a simplified detachment energy model for spheroids which depends only on the particle aspect ratio and the height of the particle centre of mass above the fluid-fluid interface. We use lattice Boltzmann simulations to validate the model and provide quantitative evidence that the approach can be applied to simulate particle-stabilized emulsions, and highlight the experimental implications of this validation.
Density Profiles of Liquid/Vapor Interfaces Away from Their Critical Point
Wei Bu; Doseok Kim; David Vaknin
We examine the applicability of various model profiles for the liquid/vapor interface by X-ray reflectivities on water and ethanol and their mixtures at room temperature. Analysis of the X-ray reflecivities using various density profiles shows an error-function like profile is the most adequate within experimental error. Our finding, together with recent observations from simulation studies on liquid surfaces, strongly suggest that the capillary-wave dynamics shapes the interfacial density profile in terms of the error function.
Density Profiles of Liquid/Vapor Interfaces Away from Their Critical Points
Bu, Wei; Kim, Doseok; Vaknin, David
We examine the applicability of various model profiles for the liquid/vapor interface by X-ray reflectivities on water and ethanol and their mixtures at room temperature. Analysis of the X-ray reflecivities using various density profiles shows an error-function like profile is the most adequate within experimental error. Our findings, together with recent observations from simulation studies on liquid surfaces, strongly suggest that the capillary-wave dynamics shapes the interfacial density profile in terms of the error function.
Chemical changes at the interface between low carbon steel and an Al-Si alloy during solution heat treatment
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/Al-Si interface. For this purpose, low carbon steel plates covered with the A-S7G03 aluminium alloy (7wt%Si, 0.3wt appears to be an aggravating factor, where applicable. Keywords: Aluminium alloys; Diffusion Paths; Steel-011-9949-z #12;2 1. Introduction Aluminium-silicon alloy castings are nowadays widely used by the automotive
Nanostructured ceria based thin films ({<=}1 {mu}m) As cathode/electrolyte interfaces
Hierso, J. [Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matiere Condensee de Paris, Universite Paris 6-UMR 7574-College de France, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris (France); Boy, P.; Valle, K. [CEA-Le Ripault, LSCG, BP 15, 37000 Monts (France); Vulliet, J.; Blein, F. [CEA-Le Ripault, LCCA, BP 15, 37000 Monts (France); Laberty-Robert, Ch., E-mail: email@example.com [Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matiere Condensee de Paris, Universite Paris 6-UMR 7574-College de France, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris (France); Sanchez, C. [Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matiere Condensee de Paris, Universite Paris 6-UMR 7574-College de France, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris (France)
Gadolinium doped cerium oxide (CGO: Ce{sub 0,9}Gd{sub 0,1}O{sub 2-{delta}}) films were used as an oxygen anion diffusion layer at the cathode/electrolyte interface of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs), between LSCF (lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite) and YSZ (yttria-stabilized zirconia). Thin ({approx}100 nm) and thick ({approx}700 nm) mesoporous CGO layers were synthesized through a sol-gel process including organic template coupled with the dip-coating method. Structural and microstructural characterizations were performed, highlighting a well-bonded crystalline CGO nanoparticles network which delineates a 3-D inter-connected mesoporous network. Their electrical behaviors were investigated by impedance spectroscopy analysis of YSZ/mesoporous-CGO/LSCF half-cell. Anode-supported SOFCs, operating at 800 Degree-Sign C, with either dense or mesoporous CGO dip-coated interlayers were also fabricated [NiO-YSZ anode/YSZ/CGO/LSCF cathode]. The impact of the mesoporous CGO interlayers on SOFCs performances was investigated by galvanostatic analysis and compared to the behavior of a dense CGO interlayer. The polarization curves revealed an enhancement in the electrical performance of the cell, which is assigned to a decrease of the polarization resistance at the cathode/electrolyte interface. The integrity and connectivity of the CGO nanoparticles bonded network facilitates O{sup 2-} transport across the interface. - Graphical abstract: Thin and thick CGO films have been prepared through a sol-gel process and their potential application as SOFC cathode/electrolyte interlayer in SOFC has been investigated. Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Mesoporous ceria based thin films exhibit interesting performances for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Mesoporous films were synthesized through the sol-gel process combined with the dip-coating. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Integrity and connectivity of the nanoparticles facilitates O{sup 2-} transport across the interface.
Brain-computer interface controlled functional electrical stimulation system for ankle movement.
Do, An H; Wang, Po T; King, Christine E; Abiri, Ahmad; Nenadic, Zoran
N: Breaking the silence: Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) forsignal by a noninvasive brain-computer interface in humans.E: A novel P300-based brain- computer interface stimulus
Brain-Computer Interfaces and Quantum Robots
Eliano Pessa; Paola zizzi
The actual (classical) Brain-Computer Interface attempts to use brain signals to drive suitable actuators performing the actions corresponding to subject's intention. However this goal is not fully reached, and when BCI works, it does only in particular situations. The reason of this unsatisfactory result is that intention cannot be conceived simply as a set of classical input-output relationships. It is therefore necessary to resort to quantum theory, allowing the occurrence of stable coherence phenomena, in turn underlying high-level mental processes such as intentions and strategies. More precisely, within the context of a dissipative Quantum Field Theory of brain operation it is possible to introduce generalized coherent states associated, within the framework of logic, to the assertions of a quantum metalanguage. The latter controls the quantum-mechanical computing corresponding to standard mental operation. It thus become possible to conceive a Quantum Cyborg in which a human mind controls, through a quantum metalanguage, the operation of an artificial quantum computer.
Molecular thermodynamics of polymer melts at interfaces
Theodorou, D.N.
A lattice model is developed for the prediction of structure and thermodynamic properties at free polymer melt surfaces and polymer melt/solid interfaces. Density variations in the interfacial region are taken into account by introducing voids in the lattice, in the spirit of the equation of state theory of Sanchez and Lacombe. Intramolecular energy (chain stiffness) effects are explicitly incorporated. The model is derived through a rigorous statistical mechanical and thermodynamic analysis, which is based on the concept of availability. Two cases are considered: ''full equilibrium,'' whereby the interfacial polymer is taken as free to exchange heat, work and mass with a bulk polymer phase at given temperature and pressure; and ''restricted equilibrium,'' whereby a thin polymer film is allowed to equilibrate locally in response to ambient temperature and pressure, but in which chains do not necessarily have the same chemical potential as in the unconstrained bulk. Techniques are developed for calculating surface tension, adhesion tension, density profiles, chain shape, bond orientation, as well as the distribution of segments of various orders in the interfacial region. 28 refs., 6 figs.
Robust interface between flying and topological qubits
Zheng-Yuan Xue; Ming Gong; Jia Liu; Yong Hu; Shi-Liang Zhu; Z. D. Wang
Hybrid architectures, consisting of conventional and topological qubits, have recently attracted much attention due to their capability in consolidating the robustness of topological qubits and the universality of conventional qubits. However, these two kinds of qubits are normally constructed in significantly different energy scales, and thus this energy mismatch is a major obstacle for their coupling that supports the exchange of quantum information between them. Here, we propose a microwave photonic quantum bus for a direct strong coupling between the topological and conventional qubits, in which the energy mismatch is compensated by the external driving field via the fractional ac Josephson effect. In the framework of tight-binding simulation and perturbation theory, we show that the energy splitting of the topological qubits in a finite length nanowire is still robust against local perturbations, which is ensured not only by topology, but also by the particle-hole symmetry. Therefore, the present scheme realizes a robust interface between the flying and topological qubits. Finally, we demonstrate that this quantum bus can also be used to generate multipartitie entangled states with the topological qubits.
Open-split interface for mass spectrometers
Diehl, John W. (Grand Forks, ND)
An open-split interface includes a connector body having four leg members projecting therefrom within a single plane, the first and third legs being coaxial and the second and fourth legs being coaxial. A tubular aperture extends through the first and third legs and a second tubular aperture extends through the second and fourth legs, connecting at a juncture within the center of the connector body. A fifth leg projects from the connector body and has a third tubular aperture extending therethrough to the juncture of the first and second tubular apertures. A capillary column extends from a gas chromatograph into the third leg with its end adjacent the juncture. A flow restrictor tube extends from a mass spectrometer through the first tubular aperture in the first and third legs and into the capillary columnm end, so as to project beyond the end of the third leg within the capillary column. An annular gap between the tube and column allows excess effluent to pass to the juncture. A pair of short capillary columns extend from separate detectors into the second tubular aperture in the second and fourth legs, and are oriented with their ends spaced slightly from the first capillary column end. A sweep flow tube is mounted in the fifth leg so as to supply a helium sweep flow to the juncture.
Reactive Surfaces and Interfaces utilizing 2-Vinyl-4,4-Dimethylazlactone (VDMA): An Example of ??Click?? Chemistry
Messman, Jamie M [ORNL; Kilbey, II, S Michael [ORNL; Lokitz, Bradley S [ORNL; Hinestrosa Salazar, Juan Pablo [Clemson University; Ankner, John Francis [ORNL
Creating polymer-modified interfaces decorated with biologically-relevant materials V so-called bio-interfaces V with precise control over the nanoscale structure and properties is of increasing technological importance for a large number of advanced materials applications, including adaptive and/or lubricious biomaterial coatings, electro-actuators (synthetic muscles), biosensors with amplified response, coatings for stealth drug delivery, supports for enzymatic catalysts, protein or antibody arrays, and high affinity separation agents. The ability to design and decorate interfaces with biologically-relevant molecules and understand synthesis-structure-function relationships remains a significant challenge. The overarching objective of this research program is to investigate the polymerization and functionalization of a new class of polymeric materials that are capable of serving as a versatile platform from which bio-interfaces for specific applications can be created and evaluated. Stimuli-responsive (co)polymers containing vinyl dimethyl azlactone (VDMA) have been prepared using free radical polymerization techniques (controlled and conventional). Subsequent immobilization of biomolecules (e.g., dansylcadaverine, N ,N -bis(carboxymethyl)-L-lysine hydrate) on PVDMA-containing surface scaffolds affords bio-interfaces. Reaction of nucleophiles with the azlactone moiety proceeds rapidly, quantitatively, and in the absence of byproducts, which are essential criteria governing the click-type nature of this procedure. The conversion of these materials into polyelectrolytes and bioconjugates can be monitored in real-time using infrared spectroscopy. Additionally, pVDMA polymers prepared using reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization are the basis for creating polymer brushes by a grafting to approach. We will describe how compositional differences and changes in molecular weight affect the solubility and responsiveness of pVDMA-based polymers and surface layers when functionalized with various biomolecules.
Published: August 10, 2011 r 2011 American Chemical Society 3559 dx.doi.org/10.1021/am200783c |ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2011, 3, 35593567
Van Stryland, Eric
Science Technology Center, ^ Department of Physics, and # Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2011, 3, 3559�3567 RESEARCH ARTICLE www.acsami.org Efficient Photochromic optical data storage.8�11 Organic molecules that can be used for such applications are expected to have
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 296 (2006) 614-623 AFM and low-pressure argon adsorption analysis of geometrical properties of
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of contaminants and nutrients in soils and porous rocks. In addition, these minerals find numerous applications of non swelling clay minerals, except for one kaolinite, which is very heterogeneous in sizes minerals #12;J. Colloid Interface Sci. 296 (2006) 614-623 3 Introduction The particle shape
GLAMM: Genome-Linked Application for Metabolic Maps
Bates, John; Chivian, Dylan; Arkin, Adam
The Genome-Linked Application for Metabolic Maps (GLAMM) is a unified web interface for visualizing metabolic networks, reconstructing metabolic networks from annotated genome data, visualizing experimental data in the context of metabolic networks, and investigating the construction of novel, transgenic pathways. This simple, user-friendly interface is tightly integrated with the comparative genomics tools of MicrobesOnline. GLAMM is available for free to the scientific community at glamm.lbl.gov.
Approach to inherently stable interfaces for ceramic matrix composites
Besmann, T.M.; Kupp, E.R.; Stinton, D.P. [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States); Shanmugham, S. [Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Virtually all ceramic matrix composites require and interface coating between the fibers and matrix to achieve the desired mechanical performance. To date, the most effective interface materials for non- oxide matrix composites have been carbon and boron nitride. They are, however, susceptible to oxidation at elevated temperatures, and thus under many envisioned operating environments they will fail, possibly allowing oxidation of the fibers as well, adversely affecting mechanical behavior. Current efforts are directed toward developing stable interface coating, which include oxides and silicon carbide with appropriate thermomechanical properties.
Utility of transient testing to characterize thermal interface materials
B. Smith; T. Brunschwiler; B. Michel
This paper analyzes a transient method for the characterization of low-resistance thermal interfaces of microelectronic packages. The transient method can yield additional information about the package not available with traditional static methods at the cost of greater numerical complexity, hardware requirements, and sensitivity to noise. While the method is established for package-level thermal analysis of mounted and assembled parts, its ability to measure the relatively minor thermal impedance of thin thermal interface material (TIM) layers has not yet been fully studied. We combine the transient thermal test with displacement measurements of the bond line thickness to fully characterize the interface.
Quantum network of superconducting qubits through opto-mechanical interface
Zhang-qi Yin; W. L. Yang; L. Sun; L. M. Duan
We propose a scheme to realize quantum networking of superconducting qubits based on the opto-mechanical interface. The superconducting qubits interact with the microwave photons, which then couple to the optical photons through the opto-mechanical interface. The interface generates a quantum link between superconducting qubits and optical flying qubits with tunable pulse shapes and carrier frequencies, enabling transmission of quantum information to other superconducting or atomic qubits. We show that the scheme works under realistic experimental conditions and it also provides a way for fast initialization of the superconducting qubits under 1 K instead of 20 mK operation temperature.
Interface structure for hub and mass attachment in flywheel rotors
Deteresa, S.J.; Groves, S.E.
An interface structure is described for hub and mass attachment in flywheel rotors. The interface structure efficiently transmits high radial compression forces and withstands both large circumferential elongation and local stresses generated by mass-loading and hub attachments. The interface structure is comprised of high-strength fiber, such as glass and carbon, woven into an angle pattern which is about 45{degree} with respect to the rotor axis. The woven fiber is bonded by a ductile matrix material which is compatible with and adheres to the rotor material. This woven fiber is able to elongate in the circumferential direction to match the rotor growth during spinning. 2 figs.
Interface structure for hub and mass attachment in flywheel rotors
Deteresa, Steven J. (Livermore, CA); Groves, Scott E. (Brentwood, CA)
An interface structure for hub and mass attachment in flywheel rotors. The interface structure efficiently transmits high radial compression forces and withstands both large circumferential elongation and local stresses generated by mass-loading and hub attachments. The interface structure is comprised of high-strength fiber, such as glass and carbon, woven into an angle pattern which is about 45.degree. with respect to the rotor axis. The woven fiber is bonded by a ductile matrix material which is compatible with and adheres to the rotor material. This woven fiber is able to elongate in the circumferential direction to match the rotor growth during spinning.
Sparks, Donald L.
THE PLANT SOIL INTERFACE: NICKEL BIOAVAILABILITY AND THE MECHANISMS OF PLANT HYPERACCUMULATION and Learning Company. #12;ii THE PLANT SOIL INTERFACE: NICKEL BIOAVAILABILITY AND THE MECHANISMS OF PLANT
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Magnetism at spinel thin film interfaces probed through soft x-ray spectroscopy techniques
Chopdekar, R.V.
Magnetism at spinel thin ?lm interfaces probed through softachievable in bulk form. Magnetism at the interface regionand the origin of the magnetism from multiple magnetic
Spin Coherence at the Nanoscale: Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces
Epstein, Arthur J. [Professor
Breakthrough results were achieved during the reporting period in the areas of organic spintronics. (A) For the first time the giant magnetic resistance (GMR) was observed in spin valve with an organic spacer. Thus we demonstrated the ability of organic semiconductors to transport spin in GMR devices using rubrene as a prototype for organic semiconductors. (B) We discovered the electrical bistability and spin valve effect in a ferromagnet /organic semiconductor/ ferromagnet heterojunction. The mechanism of switching between conducting phases and its potential applications were suggested. (C) The ability of V(TCNE)x to inject spin into organic semiconductors such as rubrene was demonstrated for the first time. The mechanisms of spin injection and transport from and into organic magnets as well through organic semiconductors were elucidated. (D) In collaboration with the group of OSU Prof. Johnston-Halperin we reported the successful extraction of spin polarized current from a thin film of the organic-based room temperature ferrimagnetic semiconductor V[TCNE]x and its subsequent injection into a GaAs/AlGaAs light-emitting diode (LED). Thus all basic steps for fabrication of room temperature, light weight, flexible all organic spintronic devices were successfully performed. (E) A new synthesis/processing route for preparation of V(TCNE)x enabling control of interface and film thicknesses at the nanoscale was developed at OSU. Preliminary results show these films are higher quality and what is extremely important they are substantially more air stable than earlier prepared V(TCNE)x. In sum the breakthrough results we achieved in the past two years form the basis of a promising new technology, Multifunctional Flexible Organic-based Spintronics (MFOBS). MFOBS technology enables us fabrication of full function flexible spintronic devices that operate at room temperature.
An object-oriented approach to deploying highly configurable Web interfaces for the ATLAS experiment
Lange Ramos, Bruno; The ATLAS collaboration; Pommes, Kathy; Pavani Neto, Varlen; Vieira Arosa, Breno; Abreu Da Silva, Igor
The ATLAS Technical Coordination disposes of 17 Web systems to support its operation. These applications, whilst ranging from supporting the process of publishing scientific papers to monitoring radiation levels in the equipment at the cave, are constantly prone to changes in requirements due to the collaborative nature of the experiment and its management. In this context, a Web framework is proposed to unify the generation of the supporting interfaces. Fence assembles classes to build applications by making extensive use of JSON configuration files. It relies vastly on Glance, a technology that was set forth in 2003 to create an abstraction layer on top of the heterogeneous sources that store the technical coordination data. Once Glance maps out the database modeling, records can be referenced in the configuration files by wrapping unique identifiers around double enclosing brackets. The deployed content can be individually secured by attaching clearance attributes to their description thus ensuring that vi...
NWTC Controllable Grid Interface (Fact Sheet)
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NREL's Controllable Grid Interface tests wind turbines off-line from the grid, verifies compliance with standards, and provides grid operators with the performance information they need for a faction of the time and cost it would take to test the turbine in the field. To understand the behavior of wind turbines during grid disturbances, manufacturers and utility grid operators need to perform a series of tests and accurate transient simulation studies. The latest edition of the IEC 61400-21 standard describes methods for such tests that include low voltage ride-through (LVRT), active power set-point control, ramp rate limitations, and reactive power capability tests. The IEC methods are being widely adopted on both national and international levels by wind turbine manufacturers, certification authorities, and utilities. Utility operators also need to estimate how much power wind turbines might be able provide to help regulate grid frequency during situations when they need additional energy quickly, and after design modifications or changes are made to control software, manufacturers may be required to retest their turbines. But testing wind turbines in the field can be a lengthy and expensive process often requiring manufacturers and utility operators to send equipment and personnel to remote locations for long periods of time. NREL's National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) has developed a new Controllable Grid Interface (CGI) test system that can significantly reduce the time and cost required to conduct these tests. The CGI is first test facility in the United States that has fault simulation capabilities and allows manufacturers and system operators to conduct the tests required for certification in a controlled laboratory environment. It is the only system in the world that is fully integrated with two dynamometers and has the capacity to extend that integration to turbines in the field and to a matrix of electronic and mechanical storage devices, all of which are located within close proximity on the same site. NREL's 7.5 MVA CGI tests wind turbines off-line from the grid, verifies compliance with standards, and provides grid operators with the performance information they need for a fraction of the time and cost it would take to test the turbine in the field. The system combines hardware and real-time control software and is designed to operate with the NWTC's 2.5-MW dynamometer as well as the center's new 5-MW dynamometer test facilities. It is designed to work with four types of wind turbines, photovoltaic systems, and energy storage inverters. Results from the dynamometer tests can also be used to fine tune and validate the dynamic models used in integration studies and help industry improve turbine performance and develop test standards for renewable technologies and energy storage.
An integrated processor for photonic quantum states using a broadband light-matter interface
Erhan Saglamyurek; Neil Sinclair; Joshua A. Slater; Khabat Heshami; Daniel Oblak; Wolfgang Tittel
Faithful storage and coherent manipulation of quantum optical pulses are key for long distance quantum communications and quantum computing. Combining these functions in a light-matter interface that can be integrated on-chip with other photonic quantum technologies, e.g. sources of entangled photons, is an important step towards these applications. To date there have only been a few demonstrations of coherent pulse manipulation utilizing optical storage devices compatible with quantum states, and that only in atomic gas media (making integration difficult) and with limited capabilities. Here we describe how a broadband waveguide quantum memory based on the Atomic Frequency Comb (AFC) protocol can be used as a programmable processor for essentially arbitrary spectral and temporal manipulations of individual quantum optical pulses. Using weak coherent optical pulses at the few photon level, we experimentally demonstrate sequencing, time-to-frequency multiplexing and demultiplexing, splitting, interfering, temporal and spectral filtering, compressing and stretching as well as selective delaying. Our integrated light-matter interface offers high-rate, robust and easily configurable manipulation of quantum optical pulses and brings fully practical optical quantum devices one step closer to reality. Furthermore, as the AFC protocol is suitable for storage of intense light pulses, our processor may also find applications in classical communications.
Redirection of the spherical expanding shock wave on the interface with plasma
Markhotok, A.; Popovic, S. [Physics Department, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529 (United States)] [Physics Department, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529 (United States)
We study a strong spherical expanding shock wave interacting with the finite-gradient interface between neutral cold gas and weakly ionized plasma. We want to see how the interaction with the interface can alter the shock structure compared to the case of its free propagation through the media with the exponentially varying density. From our comparative calculations based on the 2D model, we found substantial difference in the shock structure including strong deformation of the shock front followed with its gradual flattening and the redirection in its propagation. There are a number of factors that can be used to control this phenomenon in order to strengthen or lessen the effect. The calculations can be made on any scale, limited with the requirement for the shock wave to be strong. The study points at the possibility in certain applications to avoid the shock wave with its redirection rather than attenuation. The results can be applicable to optimization of the energy deposition into the supersonic flux, the drag reduction in hypersonic flight, in the detonation theory, and combustion through the control of the ignition conditions, and for environmental improvements through sonic boom reduction. Cartesian coordinates were used in order to visualize the phenomenon.
The study of interdiffusion phenomena of Ni-P/steel interface
Ping Ho Lo; Wen Ta Tsai; Ju Tung Lee; Ming Pan Hung (National Cheng-Kung Univ., Tainan, (Taiwan, Province of China))
Electroless nickel (EN) coating is a binary alloy of nickel and phosphorus whose content in phosphorus varies between 3 and 14 wt% depending on the bath composition and deposition conditions. Heat treatment is one of the most important factors affecting the properties of EN coating. In most applications, EN coating is used in as-plated form. For wear-resistant applications, however, hardness and wear resistance of the EN layer can be improved by heat treatment. As indicated in the literature, EN deposits can reach a peak hardness by heat treating under an inert atmosphere for one hour at 400[degree]C(1-9). At temperatures above 600[degree]C, counterdiffusion of nickel and iron occurs, across the plating/substrate boundary, for EN deposited steel. Consequently, on one hand, a diffusion layer is formed between the deposit/substrate interface and better adhesion of the EN coating to the steel substrate is expected. On the other hand, it could also be detrimental to adhesion if intermetallic compounds appear. The interdiffusion between iron and nickel has been investigated extensively in the literature; however, the role of phosphorus in the diffusion process is still not well known. This article focuses the interesting effect of phosphorus on the interdiffusion of the Ni-P/steel interface.
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Thermostat Interface and Usability: A Survey
Meier, Alan; Peffer, Therese; Pritoni, Marco; Aragon, Cecilia
This report investigates the history of thermostats to better understand the context and legacy regarding the development of this important tool, as well as thermostats' relationships to heating, cooling, and other environmental controls. We analyze the architecture, interfaces, and modes of interaction used by different types of thermostats. For over sixty years, home thermostats have translated occupants' temperature preferences into heating and cooling system operations. In this position of an intermediary, the millions of residential thermostats control almost half of household energy use, which corresponds to about 10percent of the nation's total energy use. Thermostats are currently undergoing rapid development in response to emerging technologies, new consumer and utility demands, and declining manufacturing costs. Energy-efficient homes require more careful balancing of comfort, energy consumption, and health. At the same time, new capabilities will be added to thermostats, including scheduling, control of humidity and ventilation, responsiveness to dynamic electricity prices, and the ability to join communication networks inside homes. Recent studies have found that as many as 50percent of residential programmable thermostats are in permanent"hold" status. Other evaluations found that homes with programmable thermostats consumed more energy than those relying on manual thermostats. Occupants find thermostats cryptic and baffling to operate because manufacturers often rely on obscure, and sometimes even contradictory, terms, symbols, procedures, and icons. It appears that many people are unable to fully exploit even the basic features in today's programmable thermostats, such as setting heating and cooling schedules. It is important that people can easily, reliably, and confidently operate thermostats in their homes so as to remain comfortable while minimizing energy use.
Computers and Peripherals: Desktop PCs/Servers
Li, Teng
Available, not customized) Meters, Scopes, etc. Acceptable Electronics for Recycling O ce and Telecommunica Microwaves Co ee Makers Blenders Items NOT Accepted for Recycling: Batteries, Liquids, Hazardous Materials, Cans, Bottles, Oils, Cleaners, Automotive Parts, Tires, Construction-type Materials, Household
An Investigation on a Community's Web Search Variability Mingfang Wu Andrew Turpin Justin Zobel
Wu, Mingfang
, such as eye tracking (Granka et al. 2004, Joachims et al. 2007) and desktop application mon- itoring (Budzik
Power conversion architecture for grid interface at high switching frequency
Lim, Seungbum
This paper presents a new power conversion architecture for single-phase grid interface. The proposed architecture is suitable for realizing miniaturized ac-dc converters operating at high frequencies (HF, above 3 MHz) and ...
Frictional Widgets: Enhancing Touch Interfaces with Programmable Friction
Levesque, Vincent
Frictional Widgets: Enhancing Touch Interfaces with Programmable Friction Abstract Touch the design possibilities offered by augmenting touchscreens with programmable surface friction. Four exemplar of touch interactions can be enhanced when using a touchscreen with dynamically varied surface friction. We
Comparing Two Haptic Interfaces for Multimodal Graph Rendering
Yu, W.; Brewster, S.A.
Yu,W. Brewster,S.A. 10th Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems (Haptics 2002). (Florida USA) pp 3-9 IEEE Computer Society Press
Granting Java Native Interface Developers Their Wishes Martin Hirzel
Grimm, Robert
also recon- ciling productivity, safety, portability, and efficiency. This paper presents Jeannie interface. By combining the two languages' syntax and semantics, Jean- nie eliminates verbose boiler legacy libraries, and improve efficiency. For example, most Java programs execute native code, since
Tangible interfaces for manipulating aggregates of digital information
Ullmer, Brygg Anders
This thesis develops new approaches for people to physically represent and interact with aggregates of digital information. These support the concept of Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs), a genre of human-computer interaction ...
Mending fractured spaces : external legibility and seamlessness in interface design
Zigelbaum, Jamie B
This thesis presents External Legibility: a property of user interfaces that affects the ability of non-participating observers to understand the context of a user's actions. Claims of its value are supported with arguments ...
Spatial user interface : augmenting human sensibilities in a domestic kitchen
Lee, Jackie Chia-Hsun
The real world is not a computer screen. When can augmented reality and ambient interfaces improve the usability of a physical environment? This thesis presents data from design studies and experiments that demonstrate the ...
Structure, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Chemically Heterogeneous Interfaces
Palafox Hernandez, Jesus Pablo
), and a metal alloy interface (Cu-Pb). In both systems, interfacial prefreezing (crystal formation above the melting point of the fluid) was observed and this prefreezing was seen to promote heterogeneous nucleation, when the systems were cooled below...
Brain-computer interface controlled robotic gait orthosis
Do, An H; Wang, Po T; King, Christine E; Chun, Sophia N; Nenadic, Zoran
computer interface controlled robotic gait orthosis An H DoBCI operation. A commercial robotic gait orthosis (RoGO)based BCI system with a robotic gait orthosis (RoGO), and
A goal-oriented user interface for personalized semantic search
Faaborg, Alexander James
Users have high-level goals when they browse the Web or perform searches. However, the two primary user interfaces positioned between users and the Web, Web browsers and search engines, have very little interest in users' ...
SANCTUARY : asymmetric interfaces for game-based tablet learning
Haas, Jason M. (Jason Matthew)
This thesis describes the production of Sanctuary, a multiplayer learning game to be played on two tablet computers. Sanctuary's principle innovation is the splitting of the user interface onto two tablets, separating ...
Molecular characterization and evolutionary plasticity of protein-protein interfaces
Bickerton, George Richard James
are the percentage of interfaces having non- zero values for this interaction type. Interaction types per unit area for the overall non-redundant set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 3.11 Interaction types per unit area for obligate homodimers. . . . . . 100 3...
A Hybrid Brain-computer Interface for Intelligent Prosthetics
Cheng, Yu-Che
Over the past few decades, many researcher have shown that human can use brain signals to communicate with computers or machines by using brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). BCI systems can measure the brain activity and translate them into control...
Human-Machine Interface in Building Automation Systems
Sobczak, N. L.
problem between the non-computer knowledgeable operator and the computer based Building Automation System. One of the solutions to this problem is the design and implementation of a human machine interface which educates the operator to utilize the system...
Investigations of amino acid-based surfactants at liquid interfaces�
Yang, Dengliang
Herein are presented collective studies of amino acid-based surfactants, also known as lipoamino acids, at liquid interfaces. Chapter III describes an investigation of domain morphology of N-Stearoylglutamic acid (N-SGA) ...
Interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Broader source: Directives, Delegations, and Requirements [Office of Management (MA)]
The manual defines the process DOE will use to interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and its staff. Canceled by DOE M 140.1-1A. Does not cancel other directives.
Interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Broader source: Directives, Delegations, and Requirements [Office of Management (MA)]
This Manual presents the process the Department of Energy will use to interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) and its staff. Cancels DOE M 140.1-1.
Interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Broader source: Directives, Delegations, and Requirements [Office of Management (MA)]
This Manual presents the process the Department of Energy will use to interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) and its staff. Cancels DOE M 140.1-1A.
LaTiO3/KTaO3 interfaces: A new two-dimensional electron gas system
DOE Public Access Gateway for Energy & Science Beta (PAGES Beta)
Zou, K.; Ismail-Beigi, Sohrab; Kisslinger, Kim; Shen, Xuan; Su, Dong; Walker, F. J.; Ahn, C. H.
We report a new 2D electron gas (2DEG) system at the interface between a Mott insulator, LaTiO3, and a band insulator, KTaO3. For LaTiO3/KTaO3 interfaces, we observe metallic conduction from 2 K to 300 K. One serious technological limitation of SrTiO3-based conducting oxide interfaces for electronics applications is the relatively low carrier mobility (0.5-10 cm2/V s) of SrTiO3 at room temperature. By using KTaO3, we achieve mobilities in LaTiO3/KTaO3 interfaces as high as 21 cm2/V s at room temperature, over a factor of 3 higher than observed in doped bulk SrTiO3. By density functional theory, we attribute the higher mobilitymore��in KTaO3 2DEGs to the smaller effective mass for electrons in KTaO3. C��less
An Experiment to Tame the Plasma Material Interface
Goldston, R J; Menard, J E; Allain, J P; Brooks, J N; Canik, J M; Doerner, R; Fu, G; Gates, D A; Gentile, C A; Harris, J H; Hassanein, A; Gorelenkov, N N; Kaita, R; Kaye, S M; Kotschenreuther, M; Kramer, G J; Kugel, H W; Maingi, R; Mahajan, S M; Majeski, R; Neumeyer, C L; Nygren, R E; Ono, M; Owen, L W; Ramakrishnan, S; Rognlien, T D; Ruzic, D N; Ryutov, D D; Sabbagh, S A; Skinner, C H; Soukhanovskii, V A; Stevenson, T N; Ulrickson, M A; Valanju, P M; Woolley, R D
The plasma material interface in Demo will be more challenging than that in ITER, due to requirements for approximately four times higher heat flux from the plasma and approximately five times higher average duty factor. The scientific and technological solutions employed in ITER may not extrapolate to Demo. The key questions to be resolved for Demo and the resulting key requirements for an experiment to 'tame the plasma material interface' are analyzed. A possible design point for such an experiment is outlined.
Thermal contact conductance of a paper handsheet/metal interface
Ng, Kin Hung
THERMAL CONTACT CONDUCTANCE OF A PAPER HANDSHEET/ METAL INTERFACE A Thesis by KIN HUNG NG Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies oi Texas ARM University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE... December 1990 Major Subject: Mechanical Engineering THERMAL CONTACT CONDUCTANCE OF A PAPER HANDSHEET/ METAL INTERFACE A Thesis by KIN HUNG NG Approved as to style and content by: J. Seyed- Yagoobi (Chair of Committee) L. S. Fletcher ( Member ) J...
Data acquisition command interface using VAX/VMS DCL
Poore, R.V.; Barrus, D.M.; Cort, G.; Goldstone, J.A.; Miller, L.B.; Nelson, R.O.
The user interface to a data acquisition system is being developed at the Los Alamos Weapons Neutron Research Facility using the VAX/VMS command language interface DCL. Commands are being implemented which provide for system initialization and control functions and FASTBUS diagnostics. The data acquisition system incorporates the concept of a data acquisition ''state'' (running, halted, etc.) where a certain subset of input commands is allowed.
Critical Ising interfaces in multiply-connected domains
Konstantin Izyurov
We prove a general result on convergence of interfaces in the critical planar Ising model to conformally invariant curves absolutely continuous with respect to SLE(3). Our setup includes multiple interfaces on arbitrary finitely connected domains, and we also treat the radial SLE case. In the case of simply and doubly connected domains, the limiting processes are described explicitly in terms of rational and elliptic functions, respectively.
Sheathless interface for coupling capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometry
Wang, Chenchen; Tang, Keqi; Smith, Richard D.
A sheathless interface for coupling capillary electrophoresis (CE) with mass spectrometry is disclosed. The sheathless interface includes a separation capillary for performing CE separation and an emitter capillary for electrospray ionization. A portion of the emitter capillary is porous or, alternatively, is coated to form an electrically conductive surface. A section of the emitter capillary is disposed within the separation capillary, forming a joint. A metal tube, containing a conductive liquid, encloses the joint.
Molecular Design of Branched and Binary Molecules at Ordered Interfaces
Kirsten Larson Genson
This study examined five different branched molecular architectures to discern the effect of design on the ability of molecules to form ordered structures at interfaces. Photochromic monodendrons formed kinked packing structures at the air-water interface due to the cross-sectional area mismatch created by varying number of alkyl tails and the hydrophilic polar head group. The lower generations formed orthorhombic unit cell with long range ordering despite the alkyl tails tilted to a large degree. Favorable interactions between liquid crystalline terminal groups and the underlying substrate were observed to compel a flexible carbosilane dendrimer core to form a compressed elliptical conformation which packed stagger within lamellae domains with limited short range ordering. A twelve arm binary star polymer was observed to form two dimensional micelles at the air-water interface attributed to the higher polystyrene block composition. Linear rod-coil molecules formed a multitude of packing structures at the air-water interface due to the varying composition. Tree-like rod-coil molecules demonstrated the ability to form one-dimensional structures at the air-water interface and at the air-solvent interface caused by the preferential ordering of the rigid rod cores. The role of molecular architecture and composition was examined and the influence chemically competing fragments was shown to exert on the packing structure. The amphiphilic balance of the different molecular series exhibited control on the ordering behavior at the air-water interface and within bulk structures. The shell nature and tail type was determined to dictate the preferential ordering structure and molecular reorganization at interfaces with the core nature effect secondary.
A Framework for Constraint-based Collaborative Web Service Applications and a Travel Application Case Study
Madiraju, Praveen
Interface (API) employing which developers can create domain-specific collaborative applications based on Web services without much effort. The API not only provides methods to integrate independent Web interdependencies among the rest of the entities. In the current prototype of SyDLink module, a coordination link
Tensile Fracture of Welded Polymer Interfaces: Miscibility, Entanglements and Crazing
Ting Ge; Gary S. Grest; Mark O. Robbins
Large-scale molecular simulations are performed to investigate tensile failure of polymer interfaces as a function of welding time $t$. Changes in the tensile stress, mode of failure and interfacial fracture energy $G_I$ are correlated to changes in the interfacial entanglements as determined from Primitive Path Analysis. Bulk polymers fail through craze formation, followed by craze breakdown through chain scission. At small $t$ welded interfaces are not strong enough to support craze formation and fail at small strains through chain pullout at the interface. Once chains have formed an average of about one entanglement across the interface, a stable craze is formed throughout the sample. The failure stress of the craze rises with welding time and the mode of craze breakdown changes from chain pullout to chain scission as the interface approaches bulk strength. The interfacial fracture energy $G_I$ is calculated by coupling the simulation results to a continuum fracture mechanics model. As in experiment, $G_I$ increases as $t^{1/2}$ before saturating at the average bulk fracture energy $G_b$. As in previous simulations of shear strength, saturation coincides with the recovery of the bulk entanglement density. Before saturation, $G_I$ is proportional to the areal density of interfacial entanglements. Immiscibiltiy limits interdiffusion and thus suppresses entanglements at the interface. Even small degrees of immisciblity reduce interfacial entanglements enough that failure occurs by chain pullout and $G_I \\ll G_b$.
Hindered mobility of a particle near a soft interface
Thomas Bickel
The translational motion of a solid sphere near a deformable fluid interface is studied in the low Reynolds number regime. In this problem, the fluid flow driven by the sphere is dynamically coupled the instantaneous conformation of the interface. Using a two-dimensional Fourier transform technique, we are able to account for the multiple backflows scattered from the interface. The mobility tensor is then obtained from the matrix elements of the relevant Green function. This analysis allows us to express the explicit position and frequency dependence of the mobility. We recover in the steady limit the result for a sphere near a perfectly flat interface. At intermediate time scales, the mobility exhibits an imaginary part, which is a signature of the elastic response of the interface. In the short time limit, we find the intriguing feature that the perpendicular mobility may, under some circumstances, become lower than the bulk value. All those results can be explained from the definition of the relaxation time of the soft interface.
Films of bacteria at interfaces: three stages of behaviour
Liana Vaccari; Daniel Allan; Nima Sharifi-Mood; Aayush Singh; Robert Leheny; Kathleen Stebe
Bacterial attachment to a fluid interface can lead to the formation of a film with physicochemical properties that evolve with time. We study the time evolution of interface (micro)mechanics for interfaces between oil and bacterial suspensions by following the motion of colloidal probes trapped by capillarity to determine the interface microrheology. Initially, active bacteria at and near the interface drive superdiffusive motion of the colloidal probes. Over timescales of minutes, the bacteria form a viscoelastic film which we discuss as a quasi-two-dimensional, active, glassy system. To study late stage mechanics of the film, we use pendant drop elastometry. The films, grown over tens of hours on oil drops, are expanded and compressed by changing the drop volume. For small strains, by modeling the films as 2D Hookean solids, we estimate the film elastic moduli, finding values similar to those reported in the literature for the bacteria themselves. For large strains, the films are highly hysteretic. Finally, from wrinkles formed on highly compressed drops, we estimate film bending energies. The dramatic restructuring of the interface by such robust films has broad implications, e.g. in the study of active colloids, in understanding the community dynamics of bacteria, and in applied settings including bioremediation.
Novel Fluctuations at a Constrained Liquid-Solid Interface
Abhishek Chaudhuri; Debasish Chaudhuri; Surajit Sengupta
We study the interface between a solid trapped within a bath of liquid by a suitably shaped non-uniform external potential. Such a potential may be constructed using lasers, external electric or magnetic fields or a surface template. We study a two dimensional case where a thin strip of solid, created in this way, is surrounded on either side by a bath of liquid with which it can easily exchange particles. Since height fluctuations of the interface cost energy, this interface is constrained to remain flat at all length scales. However, when such a solid is stressed by altering the depth of the potential; beyond a certain limit, it responds by relieving stress by novel interfacial fluctuations which involve addition or deletion of entire lattice layers of the crystal. This ``layering'' transition is a generic feature of the system regardless of the details of the interaction potential. We show how such interfacial fluctuations influence mass, momentum and energy transport across the interface. Tiny momentum impulses produce weak shock waves which travel through the interface and cause the spallation of crystal layers into the liquid. Kinetic and energetic constraints prevent spallation of partial layers from the crystal, a fact which may be of some practical use. We also study heat transport through the liquid-solid interface and obtain the resistances in liquid, solid and interfacial regions (Kapitza resistance) as the solid undergoes such layering transitions. Heat conduction, which shows strong signatures of the structural transformations, can be understood using a free volume calculation.
N. Deniskina; M. Brescia; S. Cavuoti; G. d'Angelo; O. Laurino; G. Longo
GRID-launcher-1.0 was built within the VO-Tech framework, as a software interface between the UK-ASTROGRID and a generic GRID infrastructures in order to allow any ASTROGRID user to launch on the GRID computing intensive tasks from the ASTROGRID Workbench or Desktop. Even though of general application, so far the Grid-Launcher has been tested on a few selected softwares (VONeural-MLP, VONeural-SVM, Sextractor and SWARP) and on the SCOPE-GRID.
Version 1.00 programmer`s tools used in constructing the INEL RML/analytical radiochemistry sample tracking database and its user interface
Femec, D.A.
This report describes two code-generating tools used to speed design and implementation of relational databases and user interfaces: CREATE-SCHEMA and BUILD-SCREEN. CREATE-SCHEMA produces the SQL commands that actually create and define the database. BUILD-SCREEN takes templates for data entry screens and generates the screen management system routine calls to display the desired screen. Both tools also generate the related FORTRAN declaration statements and precompiled SQL calls. Included with this report is the source code for a number of FORTRAN routines and functions used by the user interface. This code is broadly applicable to a number of different databases.
Interfaces and Plastic Deformation in Materials: From Theory to Engineering (3 Credits)
Chen, Zheng
Interfaces and Plastic Deformation in Materials: From Theory to Engineering (3 Credits) Instructor in their plastic deformation. The interface structures and defects will be described at different scales. Interfaces and high temperature plasticity 11. Triple junctions: from free to constrained interfaces 12
Kazhdan, Michael
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High-performance parallel interface to synchronous optical network gateway
St. John, Wallace B. (Los Alamos, NM); DuBois, David H. (Los Alamos, NM)
A system of sending and receiving gateways interconnects high speed data interfaces, e.g., HIPPI interfaces, through fiber optic links, e.g., a SONET network. An electronic stripe distributor distributes bytes of data from a first interface at the sending gateway onto parallel fiber optics of the fiber optic link to form transmitted data. An electronic stripe collector receives the transmitted data on the parallel fiber optics and reforms the data into a format effective for input to a second interface at the receiving gateway. Preferably, an error correcting syndrome is constructed at the sending gateway and sent with a data frame so that transmission errors can be detected and corrected in a real-time basis. Since the high speed data interface operates faster than any of the fiber optic links the transmission rate must be adapted to match the available number of fiber optic links so the sending and receiving gateways monitor the availability of fiber links and adjust the data throughput accordingly. In another aspect, the receiving gateway must have sufficient available buffer capacity to accept an incoming data frame. A credit-based flow control system provides for continuously updating the sending gateway on the available buffer capacity at the receiving gateway.
High-performance parallel interface to synchronous optical network gateway
St. John, W.B.; DuBois, D.H.
Disclosed is a system of sending and receiving gateways interconnects high speed data interfaces, e.g., HIPPI interfaces, through fiber optic links, e.g., a SONET network. An electronic stripe distributor distributes bytes of data from a first interface at the sending gateway onto parallel fiber optics of the fiber optic link to form transmitted data. An electronic stripe collector receives the transmitted data on the parallel fiber optics and reforms the data into a format effective for input to a second interface at the receiving gateway. Preferably, an error correcting syndrome is constructed at the sending gateway and sent with a data frame so that transmission errors can be detected and corrected in a real-time basis. Since the high speed data interface operates faster than any of the fiber optic links the transmission rate must be adapted to match the available number of fiber optic links so the sending and receiving gateways monitor the availability of fiber links and adjust the data throughput accordingly. In another aspect, the receiving gateway must have sufficient available buffer capacity to accept an incoming data frame. A credit-based flow control system provides for continuously updating the sending gateway on the available buffer capacity at the receiving gateway. 7 figs.
Alternate VHTR/HTE INterface for mitigating tritum.
Vilim, R.; Nuclear Engineering Division
High temperature creep in structures at the interface between the nuclear plant and the hydrogen plant and the migration of tritium from the core through structures in the interface are two key challenges for the Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) coupled to the High Temperature Electrolysis (HTE) process. The severity of these challenges, however, can be reduced by lowering the temperature at which the interface operates. Preferably this should be accomplished in a way that does not reduce combined plant efficiency and other performance measures. A means for doing so is described in this report. A heat pump is used to raise the temperature of near-waste heat from the PCU to the temperature at which nine-tenths of the HTE process heat is needed. In addition to mitigating tritium transport and creep of structures, structural material commodity costs are reduced and plant efficiency is increased by a couple of percent.
Nanoparticles at liquid interfaces: Rotational dynamics and angular locking
Razavi, Sepideh; Kretzschmar, Ilona [Department of Chemical Engineering, City College of City University of New York, New York, New York 10031 (United States)] [Department of Chemical Engineering, City College of City University of New York, New York, New York 10031 (United States); Koplik, Joel [Department of Physics and The Benjamin Levich Institute for Physico-chemical Hydrodynamics, City College of City University of New York, New York, New York 10031 (United States)] [Department of Physics and The Benjamin Levich Institute for Physico-chemical Hydrodynamics, City College of City University of New York, New York, New York 10031 (United States); Colosqui, Carlos E., E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794 (United States)
Nanoparticles with different surface morphologies that straddle the interface between two immiscible liquids are studied via molecular dynamics simulations. The methodology employed allows us to compute the interfacial free energy at different angular orientations of the nanoparticle. Due to their atomistic nature, the studied nanoparticles present both microscale and macroscale geometrical features and cannot be accurately modeled as a perfectly smooth body (e.g., spheres and cylinders). Under certain physical conditions, microscale features can produce free energy barriers that are much larger than the thermal energy of the surrounding media. The presence of these energy barriers can effectively �lock� the particle at specific angular orientations with respect to the liquid-liquid interface. This work provides new insights on the rotational dynamics of Brownian particles at liquid interfaces and suggests possible strategies to exploit the effects of microscale features with given geometric characteristics.
Molecular-scale measurements of electric fields at electrochemical interfaces.
Hayden, Carl C.; Farrow, Roger L.
Spatially resolved measurements of electric fields at electrochemical interfaces would be a critical step toward further understanding and modeling the detailed structure of electric double layers. The goal of this project was to perform proof-of-principle experiments to demonstrate the use of field-sensitive dyes for optical measurements of fields in electrochemical systems. A confocal microscope was developed that provides sensitive detection of the lifetime and high resolution spectra of excited fluorescence for dyes tethered to electrically conductive surfaces. Excited state lifetimes for the dyes were measured and found to be relatively unquenched when linked to indium tin oxide, but strongly quenched on gold surfaces. However, our fluorescence detection is sufficiently sensitive to measure spectra of submonolayer dye coatings even when the fluorescence was strongly quenched. Further work to create dye labeled interfaces on flat, uniform and durable substrates is necessary to make electric field measurements at interfaces using field sensitive dyes.
Advanced human-system interface design review guidelines
O'Hara, J.M.
Advanced, computer-based, human-system interface designs are emerging in nuclear power plant (NPP) control rooms. These developments may have significant implications for plant safety in that they will greatly affect the ways in which operators interact with systems. At present, however, the only guidance available to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the review of control room-operator interfaces, NUREG-0700, was written prior to these technological changes and is thus not designed to address them. The objective of the project reported in this paper is to develop an Advanced Control Room Design Review Guideline for use in performing human factors reviews of advanced operator interfaces. This guideline will be implemented, in part, as a portable, computer-based, interactive document for field use. The paper describes the overall guideline development methodology, the present status of the document, and the plans for further guideline testing and development. 21 refs., 3 figs.
Mold Heating and Cooling Pump Package Operator Interface Controls Upgrade
Josh A. Salmond
The modernization of the Mold Heating and Cooling Pump Package Operator Interface (MHC PP OI) consisted of upgrading the antiquated single board computer with a proprietary operating system to off-the-shelf hardware and off-the-shelf software with customizable software options. The pump package is the machine interface between a central heating and cooling system that pumps heat transfer fluid through an injection or compression mold base on a local plastic molding machine. The operator interface provides the intelligent means of controlling this pumping process. Strict temperature control of a mold allows the production of high quality parts with tight tolerances and low residual stresses. The products fabricated are used on multiple programs.
Critical interfaces and duality in the Ashkin-Teller model
Picco, Marco [Laboratoire de Physique Theorique et Hautes Energies, CNRS, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, UMR 7589, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75252 Paris Cedex 05 (France); Santachiara, Raoul [Laboratoire de Physique Theorique et Modeles Statistiques, CNRS, Batiment 100, Universite Paris-Sud, UMR 8626, F-91405 Orsay (France)
We report on the numerical measures on different spin interfaces and Fortuin-Kasteleyn (FK) cluster boundaries in the Askhin-Teller (AT) model. For a general point on the AT critical line, we find that the fractal dimension of a generic spin cluster interface can take one of four different possible values. In particular we found spin interfaces whose fractal dimension is d{sub f}=3/2 all along the critical line. Furthermore, the fractal dimension of the boundaries of FK clusters was found to satisfy all along the AT critical line a duality relation with the fractal dimension of their outer boundaries. This result provides clear numerical evidence that such duality, which is well known in the case of the O(n) model, exists in an extended conformal field theory.
Science at the interface : grain boundaries in nanocrystalline metals.
Rodriguez, Mark Andrew; Follstaedt, David Martin; Knapp, James Arthur; Brewer, Luke N.; Holm, Elizabeth Ann; Foiles, Stephen Martin; Hattar, Khalid M.; Clark, Blythe B.; Olmsted, David L.; Medlin, Douglas L.
Interfaces are a critical determinant of the full range of materials properties, especially at the nanoscale. Computational and experimental methods developed a comprehensive understanding of nanograin evolution based on a fundamental understanding of internal interfaces in nanocrystalline nickel. It has recently been shown that nanocrystals with a bi-modal grain-size distribution possess a unique combination of high-strength, ductility and wear-resistance. We performed a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the structure and motion of internal interfaces in nanograined metal and the resulting grain evolution. The properties of grain boundaries are computed for an unprecedented range of boundaries. The presence of roughening transitions in grain boundaries is explored and related to dramatic changes in boundary mobility. Experimental observations show that abnormal grain growth in nanograined materials is unlike conventional scale material in both the level of defects and the formation of unfavored phases. Molecular dynamics simulations address the origins of some of these phenomena.
Characterization of nitrided silicon-silicon dioxide interfaces
Polignano, M.L.; Alessandri, M.; Brazzelli, D. [and others
A newly-developed technique for the simultaneous characterization of the oxide-silicon interface properties and of bulk impurities was used for a systematic study of the nitridation process of thin oxides. This technique is based upon surface recombination velocity measurements, and does not require the formation of a capacitor structure, so it is very suitable for the characterization of as-grown interfaces. Oxides grown both in dry and in wet environments were considered, and nitridation processes in N{sub 2}O and in NO were compared to N{sub 2} annealing processes. The effect of nitridation temperature and duration were also studied, and RTO/RTN processes were compared to conventional furnace nitridation processes. Surface recombination velocity was correlated with nitrogen concentration at the oxide-silicon interface obtained by Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (SIMS) measurements. Surface recombination velocity (hence surface state density) decreases with increasing nitrogen pile-up at the oxide-silicon interface, indicating that in nitrided interfaces surface state density is limited by nitridation. NO treatments are much more effective than N{sub 2}O treatments in the formation of nitrogen-rich interface layer and, as a consequence, in surface state reduction. Surface state density was measured in fully processed wafers before and after constant current stress. After a complete device process surface states are annealed out by hydrogen passivation, however they are reactivated by the electrical stress, and surface state results after stress were compared with data of surface recombination velocity in as-processed wafers.
An Aquatic Acoustic Metrics Interface Utility for Underwater Sound Monitoring and Analysis
Ren, Huiying; Halvorsen, Michele B.; Deng, Zhiqun; Carlson, Thomas J.
Fishes and other marine mammals suffer a range of potential effects from intense sound sources generated by anthropogenic underwater processes such as pile driving, shipping, sonars, and underwater blasting. Several underwater sound recording devices (USR) were built to monitor the acoustic sound pressure waves generated by those anthropogenic underwater activities, so the relevant processing software becomes indispensable for analyzing the audio files recorded by these USRs. However, existing software packages did not meet performance and flexibility requirements. In this paper, we provide a detailed description of a new software package, named Aquatic Acoustic Metrics Interface (AAMI), which is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) designed for underwater sound monitoring and analysis. In addition to the general functions, such as loading and editing audio files recorded by USRs, the software can compute a series of acoustic metrics in physical units, monitor the sound's influence on fish hearing according to audiograms from different species of fishes and marine mammals, and batch process the sound files. The detailed applications of the software AAMI will be discussed along with several test case scenarios to illustrate its functionality.
Interface modified thermally stable hole transporting layer for efficient organic light emitting diodes
Grover, Rakhi, E-mail: email@example.com [Amity Institute of Advanced Research and Studies (Materials and Devices), Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201303 (India); Srivastava, Ritu, E-mail: email@example.com; Dagar, Janardan; Kamalasanan, M. N. [Physics of Energy Harvesting Division, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, CSIR-Network of Institute for Solar Energy (NISE), Dr. K.S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012 (India); Mehta, D. S. [Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 (India)
Electrical transport in thermally stable 2, 7-bis [N, N-bis (4-methoxy-phenyl) amino]-9, 9-spirobifluorene (MeO-Spiro-TPD) thin films has been investigated as a function of temperature and organic layer thickness. ITO/MeO-Spiro-TPD interface was found to be injection limited and has been studied in detail to find barrier height for hole injection. The thickness of tetra-fluoro-tetracyano-quinodimethane thin films were optimized to be used as hole injection buffer layer which resulted in switching of charge transport mechanism from injection limited to space charge limited conduction above a critical thickness of 3?nm. Hole mobility has been measured using transient space charge limited conduction (SCLC), field dependent SCLC, and top contact transistor characteristics. The charge carrier transport in interface modified hole only devices was analysed using Gaussian disorder model. The thermal stability of MeO-Spiro-TPD has been investigated by atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction studies. The study indicates a thermally stable and highly efficient hole transport material for application in organic semiconductor based devices.
SkyMouse: A smart interface for astronomical on-line resources and services
Chen-Zhou CUI; Hua-Ping SUN; Yong-Heng ZHAO; Yu LUO; Da-Zhi QI
With the development of network and the World Wide Web (WWW), the Internet has been growing and changing dramatically. More and more on-line database systems and different kinds of services are available for astronomy research. How to help users find their way through the jungle of information services becomes an important challenge. Although astronomers have been aware of the importance of interoperability and introduced the concept of Virtual Observatory as a uniform environment for future astronomical on-line resources and services, transparent access to heterogeneous on-line information is still difficult. SkyMouse is a lightweight interface for distributed astronomical on-line resources and services, which is designed and developed by us, i.e., Chinese Virtual Observatory Project. Taking advantage of screen word-capturing technology, different kinds of information systems can be queried through simple mouse actions, and results are returned in a uniform web page. SkyMouse is an easy to use application, aiming to show basic information or to create a comprehensive overview of a specific astronomical object. In this paper current status of on-line resources and services access is reviewed; system architecture, features and functions of SkyMouse are described; challenges for intelligent interface for on-line astronomical resources and services are discussed.
Fiber optics interface for a dye laser oscillator and method
Johnson, Steve A. (Tracy, CA); Seppala, Lynn G. (Pleasanton, CA)
A dye laser oscillator in which one light beam is used to pump a continuous tream of dye within a cooperating dye chamber for producing a second, different beam is generally disclosed herein along with a specific arrangement including an optical fiber and a fiber optics interface for directing the pumping beam into the dye chamber. The specific fiber optics interface illustrated includes three cooperating lenses which together image one particular dimension of the pumping beam into the dye chamber from the output end of the optical fiber in order to insure that the dye chamber is properly illuminated by the pumping beam.
Electron-Vibron Coupling at Metal-Organic Interfaces
Rosenow, Phil; Tonner, Ralf
We study the significance and characteristics of interfacial dynamical charge transfer at metal-organic interfaces for the model system of organic semiconductor NTCDA on Ag(111). We combine infrared absorption spectroscopy and dispersion-corrected density functional theory calculations to analyze dynamic dipole moments and electron-vibron coupling at the interface. We demonstrate that interfacial dynamical charge transfer is the dominant cause of infrared activity in these systems and that it correlates with results from partial charge and density of states analysis. Nuclear motion generates an additional dynamic dipole moment but represents a minor effect except for modes with significant out-of-plane amplitudes.
Pulsed particle beam vacuum-to-air interface
Cruz, G.E.; Edwards, W.F.
A vacuum-to-air interface is provided for a high-powered, pulsed particle beam accelerator. The interface comprises a pneumatic high speed gate valve, from which extends a vacuum-tight duct, that terminates in an aperture. Means are provided for periodically advancing a foil strip across the aperture at the repetition rate of the particle pulses. A pneumatically operated hollow sealing band urges foil strip, when stationary, against and into the aperture. Gas pressure means periodically lift off and separate foil strip from aperture, so that it may be readily advanced. 5 figs.
Fiber optics interface for a dye laser oscillator and method
Johnson, S.A.; Seppala, L.G.
A dye laser oscillator in which one light beam is used to pump a continuous stream of dye within a cooperating dye chamber for producing a second, different beam is generally disclosed herein along with a specific arrangement including an optical fiber and a fiber optics interface for directing the pumping beam into the dye chamber. The specific fiber optics interface illustrated includes three cooperating lenses which together image one particular dimension of the pumping beam into the dye chamber from the output end of the optical fiber in order to insure that the dye chamber is properly illuminated by the pumping beam.
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SWEMP 2002, Cagliari, Italy SDPS for Windows: An Application for Subsidence Prediction, Optimum Mine Design and Environmental
SWEMP 2002, Cagliari, Italy SDPS for Windows: An Application for Subsidence Prediction, Optimum the benefits of the MS Windows platform and has a direct interface to CAD software, thus facilitating input
An interface facet driven Rayleigh instability in high-aspect-ratio bimetallic nanolayered composites
Zheng, Shijian, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com; Mara, Nathan A. [Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, MPA-CINT, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States); Carpenter, John S. [Materials Science and Technology Division, MST-6, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States); Wang, Jian [Materials Science and Technology Division, MST-8, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States); Beyerlein, Irene J. [Theoretical Division, T-3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
One limitation hindering the structural and electrical applications of nanostructured metals is the loss of their nanostructure and strength under elevated temperatures. Nanostructured metals often have grain structures that contain a high density of triple junctions, where thermally induced instabilities commonly initiate. Prior work has resulted in fabrication of nanolayered two-phase composites that possess high-aspect ratio grains, a scarcity of triple junctions, and a thermally stable microstructure. In this work, transmission electron microscopy is used to investigate how these composites could eventually breakdown during heating. We reveal an unconventional thermal instability mechanism in this class of materials, which operates without the assistance of triple junctions. The mechanism can be rationalized by that thermally induced pinch off occurs as the result of bimetal interface faceting and can trigger a classic Rayleigh instability.
Data communications in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer
Archer, Charles J; Blocksome, Michael A; Ratterman, Joseph D; Smith, Brian E
Data communications in a parallel active messaging interface (`PAMI`) of a parallel computer, the parallel computer including a plurality of compute nodes that execute a parallel application, the PAMI composed of data communications endpoints, each endpoint including a specification of data communications parameters for a thread of execution on a compute node, including specifications of a client, a context, and a task, the compute nodes and the endpoints coupled for data communications through the PAMI and through data communications resources, including receiving in an origin endpoint of the PAMI a data communications instruction, the instruction characterized by an instruction type, the instruction specifying a transmission of transfer data from the origin endpoint to a target endpoint and transmitting, in accordance with the instruction type, the transfer data from the origin endpoint to the target endpoint.
Endpoint-based parallel data processing in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer
Archer, Charles J; Blocksome, Michael E; Ratterman, Joseph D; Smith, Brian E
Endpoint-based parallel data processing in a parallel active messaging interface ('PAMI') of a parallel computer, the PAMI composed of data communications endpoints, each endpoint including a specification of data communications parameters for a thread of execution on a compute node, including specifications of a client, a context, and a task, the compute nodes coupled for data communications through the PAMI, including establishing a data communications geometry, the geometry specifying, for tasks representing processes of execution of the parallel application, a set of endpoints that are used in collective operations of the PAMI including a plurality of endpoints for one of the tasks; receiving in endpoints of the geometry an instruction for a collective operation; and executing the instruction for a collective opeartion through the endpoints in dependence upon the geometry, including dividing data communications operations among the plurality of endpoints for one of the tasks.
Endpoint-based parallel data processing in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer
Archer, Charles J.; Blocksome, Michael A.; Ratterman, Joseph D.; Smith, Brian E.
Endpoint-based parallel data processing in a parallel active messaging interface (`PAMI`) of a parallel computer, the PAMI composed of data communications endpoints, each endpoint including a specification of data communications parameters for a thread of execution on a compute node, including specifications of a client, a context, and a task, the compute nodes coupled for data communications through the PAMI, including establishing a data communications geometry, the geometry specifying, for tasks representing processes of execution of the parallel application, a set of endpoints that are used in collective operations of the PAMI including a plurality of endpoints for one of the tasks; receiving in endpoints of the geometry an instruction for a collective operation; and executing the instruction for a collective operation through the endpoints in dependence upon the geometry, including dividing data communications operations among the plurality of endpoints for one of the tasks.
Data communications in a parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer
Archer, Charles J; Blocksome, Michael A; Ratterman, Joseph D; Smith, Brian E
Data communications in a parallel active messaging interface ('PAMI') or a parallel computer, the parallel computer including a plurality of compute nodes that execute a parallel application, the PAMI composed of data communications endpoints, each endpoint including a specification of data communications parameters for a thread of execution of a compute node, including specification of a client, a context, and a task, the compute nodes and the endpoints coupled for data communications instruction, the instruction characterized by instruction type, the instruction specifying a transmission of transfer data from the origin endpoint to a target endpoint and transmitting, in accordance witht the instruction type, the transfer data from the origin endpoin to the target endpoint.
Non-Destructive Evaluation of Thermal Spray Coating Interface Quality By Eddy Current Method
B. Mi; G. Zhao; R. Bayles
Thermal spray coating is usually applied through directing molten or softened particles at very high velocities onto a substrate. An eddy current non-destructive inspection technique is presented here for thermal spray coating interface quality characterization. Several high-velocity-oxy-fuel (HVOF) coated steel plates were produced with various surface preparation conditions or spray process parameters. A quad-frequency eddy current probe was used to manually scan over the coating surface to evaluate the bonding quality. Experimental results show that different surface preparation conditions and varied process parameters can be successfully differentiated by the impedance value observed from the eddy current probe. The measurement is fairly robust and consistent. This non-contact, nondestructive, easy-to-use technique has the potential for evaluating the coating quality immediately after its application so that any defects can be corrected immediately.
Designing Biological Systems for Sustainability and Programmed Environmental Interface (2011 JGI User Meeting)
Silver, Pam [Harvard University
The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) invited scientists interested in the application of genomics to bioenergy and environmental issues, as well as all current and prospective users and collaborators, to attend the annual DOE JGI Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting held March 22-24, 2011 in Walnut Creek, Calif. The emphasis of this meeting was on the genomics of renewable energy strategies, carbon cycling, environmental gene discovery, and engineering of fuel-producing organisms. The meeting features presentations by leading scientists advancing these topics. Pam Silver of Harvard University gives a presentation on "Designing Biological Systems for Sustainability and Programmed Environmental Interface" at the 6th annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting on March 23, 2011
Operator interface for the PEP-II low level RF control system
Allison, S.; Claus, R.
This paper focuses on the operational aspects of the low level RF control system being built for the PEP-II storage rings at SLAC. Subsystems requiring major operational considerations include displays for monitor and control from UNIX workstations, slow feedback loops and control sequences residing on microprocessors, and various client applications in the existing SLAC Linear Collider (SLC) control system. Since commissioning of PEP-II RF is currently in-progress, only those parts of the control system used during this phase are discussed in detail. Based on past experience with the SLC control system, it is expected that effort expended during commissioning on a solid user interface will result in smoother transition to full reliable 24-hour-a-day operation.
Transporting of a Cell-Sized Phospholipid Vesicle Across Water/Oil Interface
Hase, M; Hamada, T; Yoshikawa, K; Hase, Masahiko; Yamada, Ayako; Hamada, Tsutomu; Yoshikawa, Kenichi
When a cell-sized water droplet, with a diameter of several tens of micro meter, is placed in oil containing phospholipids, a stable cell-sized vesicle is spontaneously formed as a water-in-oil phospholipid emulsion (W/O CE) with a phospholipid monolayer. We transferred the lipid vesicle thus formed in the oil phase to the water phase across the water/oil interface by micromanipulation, which suggests that the vesicle is transformed from a phospholipid monolayer as W/O CE into a bilayer. The lipid vesicle can then be transported back into the oil phase. This novel experimental procedure may be a useful tool for creating a model cellular system, which, together with a microreactor, is applicable as a micrometer-scale biochemical reaction field.
Processing communications events in parallel active messaging interface by awakening thread from wait state
Archer, Charles J; Blocksome, Michael A; Ratterman, Joseph D; Smith, Brian E
Processing data communications events in a parallel active messaging interface (`PAMI`) of a parallel computer that includes compute nodes that execute a parallel application, with the PAMI including data communications endpoints, and the endpoints are coupled for data communications through the PAMI and through other data communications resources, including determining by an advance function that there are no actionable data communications events pending for its context, placing by the advance function its thread of execution into a wait state, waiting for a subsequent data communications event for the context; responsive to occurrence of a subsequent data communications event for the context, awakening by the thread from the wait state; and processing by the advance function the subsequent data communications event now pending for the context.
A cohesive law for interfaces in graphene/hexagonal boron nitride heterostructure
Zhang, Chenxi [Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146 (United States); Lou, Jun [Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251 (United States); Song, Jizhou, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Engineering Mechanics and Soft Matter Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China)
Graphene/hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) heterostructure has showed great potential to improve the performance of graphene device. We have established the cohesive law for interfaces between graphene and monolayer or multi-layer h-BN based on the van der Waals force. The cohesive energy and cohesive strength are given in terms of area density of atoms on corresponding layers, number of layers, and parameters in the van der Waals force. It is found that the cohesive law in the graphene/multi-layer h-BN is dominated by the three h-BN layers which are closest to the graphene. The approximate solution is also obtained to simplify the expression of cohesive law. These results are very useful to study the deformation of graphene/h-BN heterostructure, which may have significant impacts on the performance and reliability of the graphene devices especially in the areas of emerging applications such as stretchable electronics.
Designing Biological Systems for Sustainability and Programmed Environmental Interface (2011 JGI User Meeting)
Silver, Pam [Harvard University] [Harvard University
The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) invited scientists interested in the application of genomics to bioenergy and environmental issues, as well as all current and prospective users and collaborators, to attend the annual DOE JGI Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting held March 22-24, 2011 in Walnut Creek, Calif. The emphasis of this meeting was on the genomics of renewable energy strategies, carbon cycling, environmental gene discovery, and engineering of fuel-producing organisms. The meeting features presentations by leading scientists advancing these topics. Pam Silver of Harvard University gives a presentation on "Designing Biological Systems for Sustainability and Programmed Environmental Interface" at the 6th annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting on March 23, 2011
Optical position sensor for determining the interface between a clear and an opaque fluid
Weiss, Jonathan D. (Albuquerque, NM)
An inexpensive, optical position sensor for measuring a position or length, x, along a one-dimensional curvilinear, coordinate system. The sensor can be used, for example, to determine the position of an interface between a clear and an opaque fluid (such as crude oil and water). In one embodiment, the sensor utilizes the principle of dual-fluorescence, where a primary fiber emits primary fluorescent light and a parallel secondary fiber collects a portion of the primary fluorescent light that is not blocked by the opaque fluid. This, in turn, excites secondary fluorescence in the secondary fiber at a longer wavelength. A light detector measures the intensity of secondary fluorescence emitted from an end of the secondary fiber, which is used to calculate the unknown position or length, x. Side-emitting fibers can be used in place of, or in addition to, fluorescent fibers. The all-optical sensor is attractive for applications involving flammable liquids.
Structure of gas-liquid interface and hydrophobic interface for urea aqueous solution: a computer simulation study�
Yu, Meng
. Sci. U. S. A. 2006, 103, 18417- 18420 (57) Courtenay, E. S.; Capp, M. W.; Record, M. T. Protein Sci. 2001, 10, 2485-2497. (58) Soper, A. K.; Bruni, F.; Ricci, M. A. J. Chem. Phys. 1997, 106, 247. 34 VITA Name: Meng Yu Address... STRUCTURE OF GAS-LIQUID INTERFACE AND HYDROPHOBIC INTERFACE FOR UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTION SYSTEMS: A COMPUTER SIMULATION STUDY A Thesis by MENG YU Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial...
Characterizing Flash Memory: Anomalies, Observations, and Applications
Wang, Deli
), and reliability of flash memory. In addition, we must understand how different usage patterns affect char- acteristics and show how we can use them to improve responsive- ness and energy consumption begun to make the transi- tion from embedded devices to laptops, desktops, and data cen- ters
Noe, M; Fietz, W H; Goldacker, W; Schneider, Th
Superconductivity has found many attractive applications in medicine, science, power systems, engineering, transport and electronics. One of the most prominent applications of superconductivity are superconducting magnets e.g. MRI magnets, NMR magnets, accelerator magnets, and magnets for fusion; most applications still use low temperature superconductors. Since the discovery of high temperature superconductivity (HTS) in 1986 there has been a tremendous progress in R&D of HTS material, wires and applications. Especially for power system applications, HTS offers considerable economic benefits. Many HTS demonstrator or prototype applications have been built and successfully tested, and some HTS applications like cables and superconducting fault current limiters seem very close to commercialisation. This paper gives an overview about the present and future HTS applications in power applications, high field magnets and current leads. In addition results of the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe program to develop H...
Energy Efficiency of Handheld Computer Interfaces: Limits, Characterization and Practice
Zhong, Lin
Energy Efficiency of Handheld Computer Interfaces: Limits, Characterization and Practice Lin Zhong,firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract Energy efficiency has become a critical issue for battery-driven computers. Significant work has energy re- quirements and overheads imposed by known human sensory/speed limits. We then characterize
Chemistry Biology Interface (CBI) Journal Club BICH 689-607
Lindahl, Paul A.
: Student-led Discussions Learning outcomes: To learn about research at the chemistry:biology interface will be divided into three sessions, each focused on a different topic. Session leaders will present a seminar during the first week of the session. This will be followed by 3-4 weeks of student-led discussions
Infrared modulation spectroscopy of interfaces in amorphous silicon solar cells
Schiff, Eric A.
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A Prototype Robot Speech Interface with Multimodal Feedback Mathias Haage+
Nugues, Pierre
of industrial robot arms. The aim of the prototype is to develop a speech system for designing robot trajectories that would fit well with current CAD paradigms. 1 Introduction Industrial robot programming developed for studying multimodal user interfaces in the context of industrial robot programming [5
Digital Libraries, Conceptual Knowledge Systems, and the Nebula Interface
Kent, Robert E
Concept Analysis provides a principled approach to effective management of wide area information systems, such as the Nebula File System and Interface. This not only offers evidence to support the assertion that a digital library is a bounded collection of incommensurate information sources in a logical space, but also sheds light on techniques for collaboration through coordinated access to the shared organization of knowledge.
Johnson, Andrew
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Corner singularities of Maxwell interface and eddy current problems
Costabel, Martin
Corner singularities of Maxwell interface and eddy current problems Martin Costabel, Monique Dauge permittivity/conductivity tends to zero (the eddy current limit). Corner singularities of the Maxwell transmission problem and also of the eddy current model have been described elsewhere [6, 7]. Here we
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Spectroscopic Studies of Atmospheric Relevant Air-Aqueous Interfaces DISSERTATION
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Odam, Kofi
Towards a smart sensor interface for wearable cough monitoring Kofi Odame and Dingkun Du Thayer in a wearable cough monitoring device. In particular, the paper considers the issues of privacy, power is validated with simulation and measurement results. I. INTRODUCTION A cough is the most common condition
T-547: Microsoft Windows Human Interface Device (HID) Vulnerability
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Microsoft Windows does not properly warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data, as demonstrated by keyboard and mouse data sent by malware on a Smartphone that the user connected to the computer.
Arsenate Adsorption Mechanisms at the Allophane-Water Interface
Sparks, Donald L.
Arsenate Adsorption Mechanisms at the Allophane-Water Interface Y U J I A R A I , * , , D . L aluminosilicate mineral (synthetic allophane) surfaces using batch adsorption experiments, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The adsorption isotherm experiments indicated
Adsorption of Natural Organic Matter to Air-Water Interfaces
Lenhart, John J.
Adsorption of Natural Organic Matter to Air-Water Interfaces during Transport through Unsaturated. A mathematical model incorporating irreversible, second-order rate laws to simulate adsorption at air theories for SHA adsorption. Introduction Natural organic matter (NOM) consists of a mixture
Adsorption and grafting on colloidal interfaces studied by scattering techniques
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1 Adsorption and grafting on colloidal interfaces studied by scattering techniques - REVISED) [0] 4 67 14 46 37 12th of October 2006 Abstract The adsorption of polymer and surfactant molecules to be a powerful tool to obtain a detailed description of the layer structure. Adsorption of chemically more
All Optical Interface for Parallel, Remote, and Spatiotemporal Control of
Trauner, Dirk
All Optical Interface for Parallel, Remote, and Spatiotemporal Control of Neuronal Activity Sheng and detection of activity in a large number of neurons. Here, we report an all-optical system for achieving optical stimuli through a digital micromirror spatiotemporal light modulator to cells expressing the light
Safety-Oriented Design of Component Assemblies using Safety Interfaces
for upgrades at a later stage of the system life cycle. Thus, support for rigorous, compositional analysis from-based development. Keywords: Component-based system development, safety, component assemblies, safety interfaces as a promising approach for developing complex software systems by composing smaller indepen- dently developed
A Spatially Augmented Reality Sketching Interface for Architectural Daylighting Design
Varela, Carlos
1 A Spatially Augmented Reality Sketching Interface for Architectural Daylighting Design Yu Sheng to architectural daylight modeling that allows designers to explore alternative designs and new technologies are then projected on the real model by four calibrated projectors to help users study the daylighting illumination
Figure 2 Analysis Tool Interface Level-1 / PBBT Analysis Tool
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Optical Tweezers in Colloid and Interface Science David G. Grier
Grier, David
Optical Tweezers in Colloid and Interface Science David G. Grier The James Franck Institute with radiation pressure, otherwise known as optical trapping, has emerged as a powerful experimental tool of a particular trapping technique known colloquially as ``optical tweezers.'' Even though the theory of optical
Wireless Network Interface Energy Conservation for Bottlenecked First Mile Networks
Chandra, Surendar
user using the limited upstream capacity of the home broad- band link. We analyze the behavior of two- posed by this behavior on a client side energy saving mechanism. We also describe techniques that allowWireless Network Interface Energy Conservation for Bottlenecked First Mile Networks Surendar
Interface between Engineering and Market Operations in Restructured Electricity Systems
1 Interface between Engineering and Market Operations in Restructured Electricity Systems Hung and elaborate some basic implications of engineering practices for designs of wholesale markets. This analysis is intended to provide a basis for enhancements to existing principles of engineering management. Wholesale
A Pedagogical Interface for Authoring Adaptive e-Learning Courses
Lau, W. H. Nynson
to support adaptive e-learning course authoring for different types of students. They require teachers with its learning style type. When delivering a course, predefined rules and conditions are appliedA Pedagogical Interface for Authoring Adaptive e-Learning Courses Christopher Watson1 Frederick W
PLOT2K: a graphics interface to System 2000
Creel, L.
PLOT2K is an interactive graphics interface to the System 2000 data base management system. It runs on a CDC 6600 computer with an NOS or NOS/BE operating system. The graphics package used is DISSPLA. PLOT2K will generate bar chart histograms, pie charts, or x-y point plots and will access any System 2000 data base.
On the interface instability during rapid evaporation in microgravity
Juric, D. [Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Theoretical Div.
The rapid evaporation of a superheated liquid (vapor explosion) under microgravity conditions is studied by direct numerical simulation. The time-dependent Navier-Stokes and energy equations coupled to the interface dynamics are solved using a two-dimensional finite-difference/front-tracking method. Large interface deformations, topology change, latent heat, surface tension and unequal material properties between the liquid and vapor phases are included in the simulations. A comparison of numerical results to the exact solution of a one-dimensional test problem shows excellent agreement. For the two-dimensional rapid evaporation problem, the vapor volume growth rate and unstable interface dynamics are studied for increasing levels of initial liquid superheat. As the superheat is increased the liquid-vapor interface experiences increasingly unstable energetic growth. These results indicate that heat transfer plays a very important role in the instability mechanism leading to vapor explosions. It is suggested that the Mullins-Sekerka instability could play a role in the instability initiation mechanism.
Warping to Enhance 3D User Interfaces Bruce H. Thomas
Thomas, Bruce
animation to the interface itself--to enhance or augment the effectiveness of human interaction applied to an object, and the animation effects may augment visual cues for constraints. For virtual Cartoon animation techniques have previously been used to enhance the illusion of direct manipulation in 2
A Hardware Interface for Hashing Algorithms December 17, 2008
implementation in C, built on top of a standard programmer's inter- face (API). This greatly improves such as eBASH2 relies on a standard API to automate the performance evalu- ation process. Besides standard with a standard interface (similar to an API), hardware designers prefer to make comparisons that largely ignore
INTERFACE PROGRAM between VAX or microVAX and SSP
- SNOOPY - INTERFACE PROGRAM between VAX or microVAX and SSP TRIUMF VERSION Original SLAC version have been writing code for the SSP in IBM Fortran, IBM Assembly language or SLAC VAX Cross Assembly (VAX or microVAX) and provides a means of testing and debugging SSP code. 1.1 HISTORY OF TRIUMF VERSION
Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries Its Past, Present, and Future
B�rner, Katy
Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries � Its Past, Present, and Future Katy B�rner School libraries is an integral part to the advances of digital libraries. A wide range of approaches have been in digital libraries). Generally, information visualization examines semantic relationships intrinsic
Maryland at College Park, University of
CELL CLINICS FOR BLOELECTRONIC INTERFACE WITH SINGLE CELLS P. Abshiret, J.-M Lauensteid Y.L i d E for capture and characterization of large numbers of individual cells. Each of these "cell clinics" consists microactuators linking rigid plates to the substrate. These clinics are fabricated on integrated circuit
Photo-Thermoelectric Effect at a Graphene Interface Junction
McEuen, Paul L.
Photo-Thermoelectric Effect at a Graphene Interface Junction Xiaodong Xu, Nathaniel M. Gabor increase at the cryogenic temperature as compared to room temperature. Assuming the thermoelectric power predictions. KEYWORDS Graphene, photocurrent, photo-thermoelectric effect D evices that convert photons
Atomic and Electronic Structure of Polar Oxide Interfaces
Gajdardziska-Josifovska, Marija [University of Wisconsin Milwaukee] [University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
In this project we developed fundamental understanding of atomic and electronic mechanisms for stabilization of polar oxide interfaces. An integrated experimental and theoretical methodology was used to develop knowledge on this important new class of ionic materials with limited dimensionality, with implications for multiple branches of the basic and applied energy sciences.
Physical Media Independence: System Support for Dynamically Available Network Interfaces
Walpole, Jonathan
(PMI) is the concept of making assumptions about a particular device explicit, detecting events which PMI. Based on device availability, the model iden- ti es implicit device-related assumptions made the Interface Man- agement Module (IMM), that supports PMI in the FreeBSD operating system. The bene ts
Process monitoring interface for studying the metamorphism in a design
Bayrak, C. [Benedict College, Columbia, SC (United States)
The efforts to improve the system design methodology, which provides the designer with the ability to exercise the prototype at a high abstraction level and to delay the implementation level activity as far into the development activity as possible, have led us to study the process monitoring issue. Particularly we are interested in the three fundamental issues in process monitoring: the abstract sphere of the design, the practical sphere of the user interface, and the gap between these two spheres. Therefore, an integrated graphical user interface architecture, called Process Monitoring Interface (PMI), is introduced not only for the gap between the abstract spheres and practical affairs of building appropriate user-integrated interface but also for supervising the hierarchical human design notion of the abstract design exercised with more efficiency at the highest possible levels of the development. In using PMI, the user/developer can monitor evolution of highly abstract building blocks that are created at the very beginning of the design process and later be refined into different levels of the design, representing different levels of abstractions of a system.
Direct Imaging of Soft-Hard Interfaces Enabled by Graphene
Frenklach, Michael
Direct Imaging of Soft-Hard Interfaces Enabled by Graphene Zonghoon Lee,*, Ki-Joon Jeon,*, Albert. We show that graphene, a single atomic layer of sp2 -bonded carbon atoms, can be employed capability. Our findings reveal the unique potential of graphene as an ideal support film for atomic
An Interactive Interface for Directing Virtual Gael Sannier
Pratt, Vaughan
1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Abstract. Research on Virtual Humans spans from body animation to speech important issues: - Fully integrated virtual humans with facial and body animation, and speech. - A straightforward user interface for designers and directors. VHD system provides a range of virtual human animation
Heat transfer in proteinwater interfaces Anders Lervik,ab
Kjelstrup, Signe
Heat transfer in protein�water interfaces Anders Lervik,ab Fernando Bresme,*ac Signe Kjelstrup of the heat diffusion equation we compute the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of the proteins by about 4 nm.4 It is expected that the energy transfer between these sites may involve the concerted
An empirical investigation of AutoCAD user interfaces
Flores, Patricia Laura
. Mean poductivity rate with respect to interface. 23 mean = 7. 49 std. dev. 2 02 7. 0 6. 0 5. 0 4. 0 3. 0 2. 0 mean = 4. 50 std, dev. = 1. 28 mean = 5. 54 std. dev. ? 1. 23 1. 0 0. 0 Drawing ensioning DisplaYing Figure 9. Mean...
IMAGING INTERACTION INNOVATIVE INTERFACES Four Eyes Laboratory 2013 Open House
California at Santa Barbara, University of
FOUR EYES IMAGING INTERACTION INNOVATIVE INTERFACES Four Eyes Laboratory 2013 Open House Thursday being passive opaque monoliths of bytes to active transparent data structures with automatic management. The hackers posted a fake tweet about an attack on the white house in which president Obama was injured
A Generic Grid Interface for Parallel and Adaptive Scientific Computing.
Kornhuber, Ralf
A Generic Grid Interface for Parallel and Adaptive Scientific Computing. Part I: Abstract Framework definition of a grid for al- gorithms solving partial differential equations. Unlike previous ap- proaches [2, 3], our grids have a hierarchical structure. This makes them suitable for geometric multigrid
Natural Language Interfaces for Data Warehouses Nicolas Kuchmann-Beauger
Boyer, Edmond
, a new class of search systems, such as Wolfram|Alpha 1 , became popular: question answering systems interfaces in commercial BI tools allow users to combine dimensions and measures to build queries. New device access to mobile devices bring new challenges. In particular, recent success of speech
An Adaptive Memory Interface Controller for Improving Bandwidth Utilization of Hybrid and Reconfigurable Systems
Castellana, Vito G.; Tumeo, Antonino; Ferrandi, Fabrizio
Emerging applications such as data mining, bioinformatics, knowledge discovery, social network analysis are irregular. They use data structures based on pointers or linked lists, such as graphs, unbalanced trees or unstructures grids, which generates unpredictable memory accesses. These data structures usually are large, but difficult to partition. These applications mostly are memory bandwidth bounded and have high synchronization intensity. However, they also have large amounts of inherent dynamic parallelism, because they potentially perform a task for each one of the element they are exploring. Several efforts are looking at accelerating these applications on hybrid architectures, which integrate general purpose processors with reconfigurable devices. Some solutions, which demonstrated significant speedups, include custom-hand tuned accelerators or even full processor architectures on the reconfigurable logic. In this paper we present an approach for the automatic synthesis of accelerators from C, targeted at irregular applications. In contrast to typical High Level Synthesis paradigms, which construct a centralized Finite State Machine, our approach generates dynamically scheduled hardware components. While parallelism exploitation in typical HLS-generated accelerators is usually bound within a single execution flow, our solution allows concurrently running multiple execution flow, thus also exploiting the coarser grain task parallelism of irregular applications. Our approach supports multiple, multi-ported and distributed memories, and atomic memory operations. Its main objective is parallelizing as many memory operations as possible, independently from their execution time, to maximize the memory bandwidth utilization. This significantly differs from current HLS flows, which usually consider a single memory port and require precise scheduling of memory operations. A key innovation of our approach is the generation of a memory interface controller, which dynamically maps concurrent memory accesses to multiple ports. We present a case study on a typical irregular kernel, Graph Breadth First search (BFS), exploring different tradeoffs in terms of parallelism and number of memories.
Multimode Raman light-atom interface in warm atomic ensemble as multiple three-mode quantum operations
Micha? Parniak; Daniel P?cak; Wojciech Wasilewski
We analyze the properties of a Raman quantum light-atom interface in long atomic ensemble and its applications as a quantum memory or two-mode squeezed state generator. We include both Stokes and anti-Stokes scattering and the effects of Doppler broadening in buffer gas assuming frequent velocity-averaging collisions. We find the Green functions describing multimode transformation from input to output fields of photons and atomic excitations. Further considerations (following Sec. II D) are incorrect due to a mistake in finding a proper mode basis. Correct description is being worked out and should be published soon.
Developing A Laser Shockwave Model For Characterizing Diffusion Bonded Interfaces
James A. Smith; Jeffrey M. Lacy; Barry H. Rabin
12. Other advances in QNDE and related topics: Preferred Session Laser-ultrasonics Developing A Laser Shockwave Model For Characterizing Diffusion Bonded Interfaces 41st Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation Conference QNDE Conference July 20-25, 2014 Boise Centre 850 West Front Street Boise, Idaho 83702 James A. Smith, Jeffrey M. Lacy, Barry H. Rabin, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID ABSTRACT: The US National Nuclear Security Agency has a Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) which is assigned with reducing the worldwide use of high-enriched uranium (HEU). A salient component of that initiative is the conversion of research reactors from HEU to low enriched uranium (LEU) fuels. An innovative fuel is being developed to replace HEU. The new LEU fuel is based on a monolithic fuel made from a U-Mo alloy foil encapsulated in Al-6061 cladding. In order to complete the fuel qualification process, the laser shock technique is being developed to characterize the clad-clad and fuel-clad interface strengths in fresh and irradiated fuel plates. The Laser Shockwave Technique (LST) is being investigated to characterize interface strength in fuel plates. LST is a non-contact method that uses lasers for the generation and detection of large amplitude acoustic waves to characterize interfaces in nuclear fuel plates. However the deposition of laser energy into the containment layer on specimen�s surface is intractably complex. The shock wave energy is inferred from the velocity on the backside and the depth of the impression left on the surface from the high pressure plasma pulse created by the shock laser. To help quantify the stresses and strengths at the interface, a finite element model is being developed and validated by comparing numerical and experimental results for back face velocities and front face depressions with experimental results. This paper will report on initial efforts to develop a finite element model for laser shock.
Healing of polymer interfaces: Interfacial dynamics, entanglements, and strength
Ting Ge; Mark O. Robbins; Dvora Perahia; Gary S. Grest
Self-healing of polymer films often takes place as the molecules diffuse across a damaged region, above their melting temperature. Using molecular dynamics simulations we probe the healing of polymer films and compare the results with those for thermal welding of homopolymer slabs. The two processes differ in their interfacial structure since damage leads to increased polydispersity and more short chains. A polymer sample was cut into two separate films that were then held together in the melt state. The recovery of the damaged film was followed as time elapsed and polymer molecules diffused across the interface. The mass uptake and formation of entanglements, as obtained from primitive path analysis, are extracted and correlated with the interfacial strength obtained from shear simulations. We find that the interdiffusion is significantly faster in the damaged film compared to welding because of the presence of short chains. Though interfacial entanglements increase more rapidly for the damaged films, a large fraction of them are near chain ends. As a result, the interfacial strength of the healing film increases more slowly than for welding. For both healing and welding, the interfacial strength saturates as the bulk entanglement density is recovered across the interface. However, the saturation strength of the damaged film is below the bulk strength for the polymer sample. At saturation, cut chains remain near the healing interface. They are less entangled and thus mechanically weaken the interface. When the interfacial strength saturates, the number of interfacial entanglements scales with the corresponding bulk entanglement density. Chain stiffness increases the density of entanglements, which increases the interfacial strength. Our results show that a few entanglements across the interface are sufficient to resist interfacial chain pullout and enhance the mechanical strength.
Conductive porous scaffolds as potential neural interface materials.
Hedberg-Dirk, Elizabeth L.; Cicotte, Kirsten N.; Buerger, Stephen P.; Reece, Gregory; Dirk, Shawn M.; Lin, Patrick P.
Our overall intent is to develop improved prosthetic devices with the use of nerve interfaces through which transected nerves may grow, such that small groups of nerve fibers come into close contact with electrode sites, each of which is connected to electronics external to the interface. These interfaces must be physically structured to allow nerve fibers to grow through them, either by being porous or by including specific channels for the axons. They must be mechanically compatible with nerves such that they promote growth and do not harm the nervous system, and biocompatible to promote nerve fiber growth and to allow close integration with biological tissue. They must exhibit selective and structured conductivity to allow the connection of electrode sites with external circuitry, and electrical properties must be tuned to enable the transmission of neural signals. Finally, the interfaces must be capable of being physically connected to external circuitry, e.g. through attached wires. We have utilized electrospinning as a tool to create conductive, porous networks of non-woven biocompatible fibers in order to meet the materials requirements for the neural interface. The biocompatible fibers were based on the known biocompatible material poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) as well as a newer biomaterial developed in our laboratories, poly(butylene fumarate) (PBF). Both of the polymers cannot be electrospun using conventional electrospinning techniques due to their low glass transition temperatures, so in situ crosslinking methodologies were developed to facilitate micro- and nano-fiber formation during electrospinning. The conductivity of the electrospun fiber mats was controlled by controlling the loading with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). Fabrication, electrical and materials characterization will be discussed along with initial in vivo experimental results.
Improved lateral photovoltaic effect of Ti and carbon films by interface modification with single-walled carbon nanotubes
Lu, Jing [The State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optic Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai 200240 (China); National Engineering Research Centre for Nanotechnology, 28 East JiangChuan Rd., Shanghai 200241 (China); Wang, Hui, E-mail: email@example.com [The State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optic Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai 200240 (China)
An efficiently improved lateral photovoltaic effect (LPE) has been successfully observed in Ti/Si and amorphous carbon (a-C) film/Si structures by introducing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as modifying interface instead of native SiO{sub 2} layer grown on Si substrate. The largest lateral photovoltage (LPV) position sensitivity achieved is 67.02?mV/mm for the Ti/Si system and 2.23?mV/mm for the a-C/Si system. This corresponds to an improvement of 40% for the Ti/Si system and 2600% for the a-C/Si system. Besides, the SWNTs modified interface also induced a well-marked shift of optimal film thickness in both materials. An additional novel phenomenon is that the directly observed LPV is much larger in SWNTs/Si system compared to the improved a-C/SWNTs/Si structure. A mechanism based on the change of interface states is given to interpret these results, which not only suggests a new common modulation method for LPE, but also a new potential application of SWNTs for photo-electronic device.
Interfacing computer-assisted drafting and design with the building loads analysis and system thermodynamics (BLAST) program. Final report
Morton, J.D.; Pyo, C.; Choi, B.
Energy efficient building design requires in-depth thermal analysis. Existing Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) software packages already enhance the productivity and quality of design. Thermal analysis tools use much the same information as that contained in CADD drawings to determine the most energy efficient design configuration during the design process. To use these analysis tools, data already contained in the CADD system must be re-keyed into the analysis packages. This project created an interface to automate the migration of data from CADD to the Building Loads Analysis System and Thermodynamics (BLAST) analysis program, which is an Army-standard system for evaluating building energy performance. Two interfaces were developed, one batch-oriented (IN2BLAS7) and one interactive (the Drawing Navigator). Lessons learned from the development of IN2BLAST were carried into the development of the Drawing Navigator, and the Drawing Navigator was field tested. Feedback indicated that useful automation of the data migration is possible, and that proper application of such automation can increase productivity.... Blast, CADD, Interface, IN2BLAST, Drawing navigator.
Structure of gas-liquid interface and hydrophobic interface for urea aqueous solution: a computer simulation study
Yu, Meng
near the interfacial areas are analyzed in terms of density, orientation and number of hydrogen bonds. For each kind of interface, systems with four different urea concentrations are included, ranging from 0M to 8M. The results show slight change...
Inferring Architectural Designs from Physical Sketches: Application to Daylighting Analysis
Varela, Carlos
Inferring Architectural Designs from Physical Sketches: Application to Daylighting Analysis Barbara and a closed, 3D triangle mesh representation is constructed. We apply the system to architectural daylighting, daylighting analy- sis, and image processing. ACM Classification Keywords H.5.1 Information Interfaces
Structure and Dynamics of Forsterite-scCO2/H2O Interfaces as...
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Forsterite-scCO2H2O Interfaces as a Function of Water Content. Structure and Dynamics of Forsterite-scCO2H2O Interfaces as a Function of Water Content. Abstract: Molecular...
Control and ultrasonic actuation of a gas-liquid interface in a microfluidic chip
Jie Xu; Daniel Attinger
This article describes the design and manufacturing of a microfluidic chip, allowing for the actuation of a gas-liquid interface and of the neighboring fluid. A first way to control the interface motion is to apply a pressure difference across it. In this case, the efficiency of three different micro-geometries at anchoring the interface is compared. Also, the critical pressures needed to move the interface are measured and compared to theoretical result. A second way to control the interface motion is by ultrasonic excitation. When the excitation is weak, the interface exhibits traveling waves, which follow a dispersion equation. At stronger ultrasonic levels, standing waves appear on the interface, with frequencies that are half integer multiple of the excitation frequency. An associated microstreaming flow field observed in the vicinity of the interface is characterized. The meniscus and associated streaming flow have the potential to transport particles and mix reagents.
Dai, Shibin
. Geometric evolution, functionalized Cahn-Hilliard energy, amphiphilic interface, network formation 1 interfaces and pore structures which interpenetrate the bulk regions of the solvent phase. The amphiphilic volume. In energy conversion materials, such as polymer electrolyte membranes, hydrophilic head groups
jamSheets: Thin Interfaces with Tunable Stiffness Enabled by Layer Jamming
Ou, Jifei
This works introduces layer jamming as an enabling technology for designing deformable, stiffness-tunable, thin sheet interfaces. Interfaces that exhibit tunable stiffness properties can yield dynamic haptic feedback and ...
Investigation of Interfaces Under Mechanical and Thermal Loading Using a Cohesive Zone Model
Ozsoy, Ovul Ozgu
) and failures often initiate at material interfaces. Interactions between different material phases, as well as crack initiation and propagation, make fracture and damage processes very difficult to analyze. The interfaces between dissimilar layers...
A study of alternative drive control interfaces for next-generation electric vehicles
Post, C. Christopher (Charles Christopher)
The drive control interface in automobiles has not significantly changed for almost a century. Recent advances in electric vehicles and drive-by-wire technology allow for new alternative interfaces that enable novel vehicle ...
Magnetism of NiMn2O4-Fe3O4 spinel interfaces
Nelson-Cheeseman, B. B.
Magnetism of NiMn 2 O 4 �Fe 3 O 4 spinel interfaces B. B.2. Element-specific magnetism of Fe 3 O 4 /NMO interface inin these structures, 6 the magnetism near the isostructural
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 326 (2008) 143150 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
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Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 326 (2008) 143�150 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Colloid and Interface Science www.elsevier.com/locate/jcis Detachment of colloids from a solid
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 328 (2008) 299307 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
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Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 328 (2008) 299�307 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Colloid and Interface Science www.elsevier.com/locate/jcis Comparison of different methods
Composition and Interface Analysis of InGaN/GaN Multiquantum...
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Composition and Interface Analysis of InGaNGaN Multiquantum-Wells on GaN Substrates Using Atom Probe Tomography. Composition and Interface Analysis of InGaNGaN Multiquantum-Wells...
Securing Remote Desktop for Windows XP http://www.mobydisk.com/./techres/securing_remote_desktop.html
Major, Arkady
an account lockout policy #12;There are already tools that will use brute-force to guess passwords and log-on remotely. You cannot stop this, but it can be minimized by setting an account lockout policy. If someone system. From the same Local Security Policy screen from before, go to Account Policies - Account Lockout